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[Jeff Saline]

On Sat, 14 May 2011 11:36:08 -0500 Josh Cissell writes:

> Hi everyone, > I have a 2006 with 12000 miles. It starts perfectly when its cold, > but after > riding for a while I have to either give it gas or choke it to get > it > started. Any idea what may be causing this? > > Thanks > Josh

<><><><><><> <><><><><><> Josh, Two things come immediately to mind. First, by giving it gas I assume you mean you open the throttle a bit. That actually leans the mixture when starting as you are adding air but no extra fuel. When you mention the choke that is really an enrichener. Kind of like a carburetor inside a carburetor. So giving it choke adds fuel making the mixture richer. So it sounds like you are either richening the mixture by using the choke or leaning the mixture by opening the throttle. Seems counter productive to me. But if you are flooding the bike by using the choke first and then clearing the cylinder by giving it throttle that could work. Same as leaning it first by opening the throttle and then richening it by using the choke. Either way you could get to the correct air/fuel ratio so the engine could start. Second, and this is what I'd look at first... check the valve clearances. If they have tightened up they will cause a hard start issue. My suggestion is to set them at the largest clearance possible. For the KLR that is either 0.007" or 0.008" for the intake valves and 0.009" or 0.010" for the exhaust valves. Once the valve clearances are at max spec I bet the hard starting when warm/hot goes away. Might also be worth checking your air filter to make sure it's clean. Best, Jeff Saline ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650, 79 R100RT *FOR SALE* . . ____________________________________________________________ Dermatologists Hate Her Local Mom Reveals $5 Trick to Erase Wrinkles. Shocking Results Exposed http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4dced3e4bec7c412258st04vuc