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Eddie
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radiator warning / suggestion

Post by Eddie » Tue Sep 25, 2012 11:40 pm

Hi, maybe the following will help some of you. I suggest that you take some zip ties, and zip tie the top of the rock guard that covers the radiator to the metal frame that surrounds the radiator. The idea is to prevent the rock guard from rubbing against the radiator. Why? - You might ask, OK here goes............ My rock guard rubbed a hole in the radiator. I am guessing that this is very uncommon because I asked about this a few posts ago, and no one seems to have ever had the rock guard rub a hole into the radiator. It did in my case. I was an easy fix. I pulled the radiator, and a Radiator Shop put some epoxy on it ($30) and problem solved as far as the hole was concerned. But, the preventative measure was to zip tie the rock guard so that it does not again rub into the radiator. Eddie New Orleans

mark ward
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radiator warning / suggestion

Post by mark ward » Wed Sep 26, 2012 5:32 am

THANKS! I always love PMS. (Millitary for Preventive Maintence System)
--- On Wed, 9/26/12, eddie wrote: From: eddie Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Radiator Warning / Suggestion To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, September 26, 2012, 4:40 AM Hi, maybe the following will help some of you. I suggest that you take some zip ties, and zip tie the top of the rock guard that covers the radiator to the metal frame that surrounds the radiator. The idea is to prevent the rock guard from rubbing against the radiator. Why? - You might ask, OK here goes............ My rock guard rubbed a hole in the radiator. I am guessing that this is very uncommon because I asked about this a few posts ago, and no one seems to have ever had the rock guard rub a hole into the radiator. It did in my case. I was an easy fix. I pulled the radiator, and a Radiator Shop put some epoxy on it ($30) and problem solved as far as the hole was concerned. But, the preventative measure was to zip tie the rock guard so that it does not again rub into the radiator. Eddie New Orleans [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Jud
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radiator warning / suggestion

Post by Jud » Wed Sep 26, 2012 10:06 am

I love PMS, too. Pueblo Motor Sports park. I wonder if a guy can still ride there, or if it has all been converted to taupe mini-mansions.
--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, mark ward wrote: > > THANKS! > > I always love PMS. (Millitary for Preventive Maintence System) > > --- On Wed, 9/26/12, eddie wrote: > > > From: eddie > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Radiator Warning / Suggestion > To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > Date: Wednesday, September 26, 2012, 4:40 AM > > > > > > > > Hi, maybe the following will help some of you. I suggest that you take some zip ties, and zip tie the top of the rock guard that covers the radiator to the metal frame that surrounds the radiator. The idea is to prevent the rock guard from rubbing against the radiator. > > Why? - You might ask, OK here goes............ > > My rock guard rubbed a hole in the radiator. I am guessing that this is very uncommon because I asked about this a few posts ago, and no one seems to have ever had the rock guard rub a hole into the radiator. It did in my case. > > I was an easy fix. I pulled the radiator, and a Radiator Shop put some epoxy on it ($30) and problem solved as far as the hole was concerned. > > But, the preventative measure was to zip tie the rock guard so that it does not again rub into the radiator. > > Eddie > New Orleans > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >

Paul Whatley
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radiator warning / suggestion

Post by Paul Whatley » Wed Sep 26, 2012 12:13 pm

Hey Jud, Not a rider yet but hope to be in the not too distant... Rode a BSA 125 as a kid. I probably shouldnt crack this door but... I just wanted to ask if you knew how many women with PMS it takes to change a light bulb? In a highly irritated emphatic and animated tone... . "What difference does it make?" Sent from my iPhone
On Sep 26, 2012, at 10:06 AM, "Jud" wrote: > I love PMS, too. Pueblo Motor Sports park. I wonder if a guy can still ride there, or if it has all been converted to taupe mini-mansions. > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, mark ward wrote: > > > > THANKS! > > > > I always love PMS. (Millitary for Preventive Maintence System) > > > > --- On Wed, 9/26/12, eddie wrote: > > > > > > From: eddie > > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Radiator Warning / Suggestion > > To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > > Date: Wednesday, September 26, 2012, 4:40 AM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, maybe the following will help some of you. I suggest that you take some zip ties, and zip tie the top of the rock guard that covers the radiator to the metal frame that surrounds the radiator. The idea is to prevent the rock guard from rubbing against the radiator. > > > > Why? - You might ask, OK here goes............ > > > > My rock guard rubbed a hole in the radiator. I am guessing that this is very uncommon because I asked about this a few posts ago, and no one seems to have ever had the rock guard rub a hole into the radiator. It did in my case. > > > > I was an easy fix. I pulled the radiator, and a Radiator Shop put some epoxy on it ($30) and problem solved as far as the hole was concerned. > > > > But, the preventative measure was to zip tie the rock guard so that it does not again rub into the radiator. > > > > Eddie > > New Orleans > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

dooden
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Post by dooden » Sat Oct 06, 2012 6:48 am

And its fairly cheap, Tractor Supply, Walmart all carry it too. Dooden A15 Green Ape
--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Ron Criswell wrote: > > I have been using Shell Rotella Dino 15W 40W for years at the recommendation of a friend who teaches small engine repair and maintenance. Cheep and sold at every Walmart. 55,000 miles on the clock and cruise at 5200 rpm for hours on end and never add oil between changes (3000 miles). > > Criswell > > Sent from my iPad > > On Oct 4, 2012, at 9:07 PM, Rick Linson wrote: > > > I have a new KLR and ready for the first oil change. What do you guys recommend for type of oil (synthetic or regular) and what viscosity do you recommend? > > > > Thanks, > > Rick > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >

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