possible carb problem.

[Ian Francisco]

It's doubtful the valves would close up that quickly. Water in the gas? Drain and replace or maybe adding SeaFoam will help. On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 9:01 AM, David Nichols wrote:

> Thanks, The valves were adjusted to max. clearance about 3,000 miles ago. > Do you think they would have tightened up this quickly? > > One thing I noticed when draining the float bowl was a little water in the > gas. Maybe I got a bad tank of gas. How sensitive are KLR's to water in > gas? I am planning on draining the tank when I get home tonight to see if > there's more. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Ian Francisco > *To:* DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > *Sent:* Monday, August 13, 2012 10:58 AM > *Subject:* [DSN_KLR650] Re: Possible carb problem. > > > When was the last time the valves were checked? If one gets tight then > the > engine can suddenly have all sorts of trouble starting and running. Sounds > like you've done the fuel system checks and the spark is there so if it's > not a clogged air filter, then the valves are about all that's left. > > -- > ian > http://www.scarletfuries.com > http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Scarlet-Furies/121218125931 > > My 97 KLR recently stopped while riding down the road. I was attempting to > pass a car and when it twisted the throttle it bogged. I was able to back > off the throttle and it maintained a constant speed for a few seconds then > it completely stopped and wouldn't restart. I have spark at the plug and I > replaced it with a new one. I cleaned the carb thoroughly. > I disassembled it completely, soaked in carb cleaner and blew out all > passages with compressed air. I inspected everything and it all looks good. > I had a rebuild kit and installed a new pilot jet, main jet, air screw and > all new gaskets. The petcock is working, I have clear fuel lines and I can > see the gas flowing while I crank the engine. I checked the carb float > valve and it's opening and closing. The air filter was recently cleaned and > it ran fine after that. I'm at a loss, can anyone think of something I've > missed? The one part that isn't in perfect shape is the enrichener plunger. > It had a > scratch on it that I polished out and I haven't been able to use it (really > haven't needed it here in Texas) because when the lever is moved it doesn't > close right. In the past it would run after the enrichener lever was moved > but it would bog and pop on deceleration until I pushed it back into the > carb body. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > >

-- ian http://www.scarletfuries.com http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Scarlet-Furies/121218125931 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]