diesel klr650 sets speed record

[Chris Jennings]

Bike has a K&N paper filter that is clean and I have put a new spark plug. The old plug did not look bad. --- Chris Jennings wrote:

> > Here is my problem I can't stay at 70 on the speedo > while going up small North texas hills. The fastest > I > have been is almost 80 down hill with a tailwind. I > weigh 165 and am 5 foot 7. The bike is a 93 with > 33,000 miles on it. The bike has been up to 90 MPH > sometime before it hit 29,000 miles. > > I can't clean the exhaust out because the heads are > broken off the bolts so I just took the muffler off. > There was not much of a noticable difference in > performance. Compression was checked at 120 lbs and > valves were all good 2000 miles ago. Oil level is at > the top line on the sight glass when the bike is > level > and not on the kickstand. I drained the carb using > the > screw on the side of the carb. A little gas came out > and then stopped flowing. Should it have stopped > flowing? > > I'm leaning towards carb problems and am going to > take > the carb apart next weekend. Is there a rebuild kit > with all o-rings and such for the CVK carb on it? > Anything specific I should look for? Any other > suggestions? > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > Archive Quicksearch at: >

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[Michael Koch]

Gas will not flow from the tank to the carburetor unless the engine is running and the vacuum hose on the petcock is hooked up.

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Chris Jennings wrote: > Bike has a K&N paper filter that is clean and I have > put a new spark plug. The old plug did not look bad. > > --- Chris Jennings wrote: > > > > > Here is my problem I can't stay at 70 on the speedo > > while going up small North texas hills. The fastest > > I > > have been is almost 80 down hill with a tailwind. I > > weigh 165 and am 5 foot 7. The bike is a 93 with > > 33,000 miles on it. The bike has been up to 90 MPH > > sometime before it hit 29,000 miles. > > > > I can't clean the exhaust out because the heads are > > broken off the bolts so I just took the muffler off. > > There was not much of a noticable difference in > > performance. Compression was checked at 120 lbs and > > valves were all good 2000 miles ago. Oil level is at > > the top line on the sight glass when the bike is > > level > > and not on the kickstand. I drained the carb using > > the > > screw on the side of the carb. A little gas came out > > and then stopped flowing. Should it have stopped > > flowing? > > > > I'm leaning towards carb problems and am going to > > take > > the carb apart next weekend. Is there a rebuild kit > > with all o-rings and such for the CVK carb on it? > > Anything specific I should look for? Any other > > suggestions? > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > > protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: > > > http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html > > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: > > www.dualsportnews.com > > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: > > www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > DSN_KLR650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Sports - Sign up for Fantasy Baseball. > http://baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/

[Rick McCauley]

I have never checked compression on a healthy KLR but with 9.5:1 ratio, I think 120 psi is kinda low. I would expect 150 or better. Rick A17 Michael Koch wrote: Gas will not flow from the tank to the carburetor unless the engine is running and the vacuum hose on the petcock is hooked up.

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Chris Jennings wrote: > Bike has a K&N paper filter that is clean and I have > put a new spark plug. The old plug did not look bad. > > --- Chris Jennings wrote: > > > > > Here is my problem I can't stay at 70 on the speedo > > while going up small North texas hills. The fastest > > I > > have been is almost 80 down hill with a tailwind. I > > weigh 165 and am 5 foot 7. The bike is a 93 with > > 33,000 miles on it. The bike has been up to 90 MPH > > sometime before it hit 29,000 miles. > > > > I can't clean the exhaust out because the heads are > > broken off the bolts so I just took the muffler off. > > There was not much of a noticable difference in > > performance. Compression was checked at 120 lbs and > > valves were all good 2000 miles ago. Oil level is at > > the top line on the sight glass when the bike is > > level > > and not on the kickstand. I drained the carb using > > the > > screw on the side of the carb. A little gas came out > > and then stopped flowing. Should it have stopped > > flowing? > > > > I'm leaning towards carb problems and am going to > > take > > the carb apart next weekend. Is there a rebuild kit > > with all o-rings and such for the CVK carb on it? > > Anything specific I should look for? Any other > > suggestions? > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > > protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: > > > http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html > > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: > > www.dualsportnews.com > > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: > > www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > DSN_KLR650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Sports - Sign up for Fantasy Baseball. > http://baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/ Archive Quicksearch at: http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html Yahoo! Groups Links __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Doug Herr]

On Mon, 21 Mar 2005, Rick McCauley wrote:

> I have never checked compression on a healthy KLR but with 9.5:1 ratio, I think 120 psi is > kinda low. I would expect 150 or better.

The KACR (Kawasaki Automatic Compression Release?) causes trouble when trying to get a compression reading on these things. -- Doug Herr doug@...

[Rick McCauley]

It sure would, wouldn't it. Something to remember Rick A17 Doug Herr wrote:

On Mon, 21 Mar 2005, Rick McCauley wrote: > I have never checked compression on a healthy KLR but with 9.5:1 ratio, I think 120 psi is > kinda low. I would expect 150 or better. The KACR (Kawasaki Automatic Compression Release?) causes trouble when trying to get a compression reading on these things. -- Doug Herr doug@... Archive Quicksearch at: http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html Yahoo! Groups Links --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Arthur Yeh]

The swingarm and rims are all green and no tweety on that booger! http://www.motorcycle-blog.com/archives/2005/03/17/diesel-klr650-sets-speed-record> Arthur Glendale area, Calif __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/

[kdxkawboy@aol.com]

In a message dated 3/21/2005 11:23:41 AM Pacific Standard Time, ramachm12@... writes: I have never checked compression on a healthy KLR but with 9.5:1 ratio, I think 120 psi is kinda low. I would expect 150 or better. If with that for a compression test I'd be wondering what a leak down test would show. It sounds like a tired engine. Pat G'ville, NV [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]