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From: Shepard,Brian
To: '
DSN_klr650@egroups.com' DSN_klr650@egroups.com>
Date: Friday, May 12, 2000 3:12 PM
Subject: [DSN_klr650] Cooling fan
>My warranty expired about a week before my cooling fan stopped working. I'm
>just a little concerned since the bike is just over a year old. Last week
>the northeast USA was hit by a heat wave. I was stuck in traffic for about
>15 minutes when I noticed that my temperature gauge was at max. Scared the
>*&^% out of me because I really didn't know how long it was at max. I
>immediately pulled over to let it cool down. It made me realize just how
>important the fan is and how much depends on the operation of the fan.
>Before I bought the bike, the Kawasaki literature made it sound like the
fan
>was just an extra measure or added protection from heat. I now know that
its
>paramount to the operation of the bike. I think I'm going to do the
override
>mod so I can turn the fan on manually. Anyone else have their fan stop
>working on a relatively new KRL650? I hope this isn't a persistent problem.
>Anyway, I haven't trouble shooted it yet so I don't know if its the switch,
>relay, or the fan itself. This is my weekend project.
My fan quit at one point as well. As in the case with other problems on
the KLR, the fan froze due to inadequate amounts of low-grade lubricant
being applied to the bearings at the factory. While nominaly a sealed motor,
the KLR fan can in fact be dissassembled and lubed. Cant tell you the
details, though: due to time constraints this is one job I let my father do.
-Tom
'96 KLR 650