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[John Laybolt]

Hi All, I'm about to attempt my first service this weekend. I currently have the bike in many pieces lying in the garage, but thus far have only removed 'external to the engine' pieces. I'm battling my engine phobia. Just came in to retrieve the valve check procedure and read the archives a bit. I don't expect to completly finish today so I may have some questions tonight. Hope some of you are in this weekend. I hope this is only a check that no valves actually have to be changed. Wish me luck. ++Is the gasket maker (sealant) needed every time you remove the valve cover? Do any fellow canucks know if Canadian Tire has anything that will work for this? Thanks. Wish me luck. John A14 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send instant messages & get email alerts with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com/

[Daryl Rogers]

--- In DSN_klr650@egroups.com, John Laybolt wrote:

> Hi All, > > I'm about to attempt my first service this weekend. I > currently have the bike in many pieces lying in the > garage, but thus far have only removed 'external to > the engine' pieces. I'm battling my engine phobia. > Just came in to retrieve the valve check procedure and > read the archives a bit. I don't expect to completly > finish today so I may have some questions tonight. > Hope some of you are in this weekend. I hope this is > only a check that no valves actually have to be > changed. Wish me luck. > > ++Is the gasket maker (sealant) needed every time you > remove the valve cover? Do any fellow canucks know if > Canadian Tire has anything that will work for this? > > Thanks. Wish me luck. > > John A14

Hi John, I can't help you with the valve adjustment part. I'm letting the dealer do the first one. But I do know that Canadian Tire does sell a high temp sealant made by Permatex. There are a couple of types, one being high temp (Ultra Blue?), and they come in small silver tube. You can find it on the shelves near the oil additives, etc. I used the stuff to replace the valve cover gaskets on my Explorer and they never leaked. Applicable to bikes? Should be okay, I would think, especially the high temp. Hope this helps. Cheers, D. A14 GBG (Garbage-Bag Green)

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[treefrog1931@hotmail.com]

Had the first service performed today, 597 miles. Exhaust valves were at .007 and .008 and the intakes were .005 and .005. Since they were in spec they left them alone. I assume that they think they will get another $145.38 the next time? I will take over that job and others from now on but thought I would have them do this one for warranty purposes. I would think that a dealer would set them to the upper limits but thats what I get for thinking. Great site and great bike. A15

[wolf_rsa35]

My KLR is due for its first service (1000km) in this week. Additional to the normal Kawasaki procedure what would you suggest they do? What is the minimum requirements for this service and what would you recommend? Where can I post a pic of my bike? Cheers Hein Lorenzen

[kdxkawboy@aol.com]

In a message dated 2004-01-25 9:48:39 PM Pacific Standard Time, artizun@... writes:

> > Found a cheap DR350 for 125.00. Ordered 150.00 or so worth of parts. > Should get it close to new. Finally got the dust out of the odometer > wand could read that it has 5,000 miles on it. 1992. Cable could not > be working??? Anyway I like the feel of the bike in comparison to my > KLR650. It's lower so it is easy to push even with flat tires. The > wieght feels better but I'm not looking forward to kicking. I was > considering a trade on a 96 electric start. Are there any advantages > or reasons I might consider keeping the old kicker? thanks > >

If a DR350 is hard to kickstart it usual means you have an ignition/carb problem. The DR350 has a reputation of being easy to start, hot or cold. I'd keep the kicker and save the weight. Pat G'ville, Nv [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]