chain roller/ rear spring upgrade

[Fred Hink]

[b]Bill,[/b]   [b]There is a plunger/piston at the end of your enrichener cable that is returned by a spring.  The end of the plunger has a rubber seal that may be leaking or the plunger could be stuck in the carb.  One other thing I have found on some bikes is that the spring could be rusted and breaking apart and doesn't have the spring pressure to return the plunger to the off position.  You would need to replace the spring with a new one.[/b]   [b]Fred[/b]    

----- Original Message ----- [b]From:[/b] billmonahan@... [b]To:[/b] DSN_klr650@egroups.com [b]Sent:[/b] Monday, July 24, 2000 6:55 PM [b]Subject:[/b] [DSN_klr650] choke stuck, rider covered with cable lube Amigos, I have a stuck enrichener apparently, can't get any movement out of the cable...have no manual....does anyone have a description of what's in there, I guess I'll have to take off the tank and get to the left side of the carb and see what's up.  It does seem to be stuck, at about enough "enrich to make the motor run at about 2200-2500 rpm. I did search the archives, but didn't find much.  I already took off the control mechanism, and made sure there was plenty of lube running down the cable. Thanks. Visit the KLR650 archives at http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@... Let's keep this list SPAM free! Visit our site at http://www.egroups.com/group/DSN_klr650 To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@egroups.com

[billmonahan]

Thanks Fred.  Is the plunger a part of the cable?  Or is it a part of the carb?

----- Original Message ----- [b]From:[/b] moabmc@... [b]To:[/b] DSN_klr650@egroups.com [b]Sent:[/b] Monday, July 24, 2000 8:09 PM [b]Subject:[/b] Re: [DSN_klr650] choke stuck, rider covered with cable lube [b]Bill,[/b]   [b]There is a plunger/piston at the end of your enrichener cable that is returned by a spring.  The end of the plunger has a rubber seal that may be leaking or the plunger could be stuck in the carb.  One other thing I have found on some bikes is that the spring could be rusted and breaking apart and doesn't have the spring pressure to return the plunger to the off position.  You would need to replace the spring with a new one.[/b]   [b]Fred[/b]     ----- Original Message ----- [b]From:[/b] billmonahan@... [b]To:[/b] DSN_klr650@egroups.com [b]Sent:[/b] Monday, July 24, 2000 6:55 PM [b]Subject:[/b] [DSN_klr650] choke stuck, rider covered with cable lube Amigos, I have a stuck enrichener apparently, can't get any movement out of the cable...have no manual....does anyone have a description of what's in there, I guess I'll have to take off the tank and get to the left side of the carb and see what's up.  It does seem to be stuck, at about enough "enrich to make the motor run at about 2200-2500 rpm. I did search the archives, but didn't find much.  I already took off the control mechanism, and made sure there was plenty of lube running down the cable. Thanks. Visit the KLR650 archives at http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@... Let's keep this list SPAM free! Visit our site at http://www.egroups.com/group/DSN_klr650 To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@egroups.com

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[Fred Hink]

[b]It is a separate piece that is attached to the cable inside of the top of the carb.  If you take off the cable at the handlebars, you can rotate the carb to get to the plastic goodie that holds the cable and plunger into the carb.  Undo the plastic thingamajig and you will see the plunger that can be removed from the cable.[/b]    

----- Original Message ----- [b]From:[/b] billmonahan@... [b]To:[/b] DSN_klr650@egroups.com ; moabmc@... [b]Sent:[/b] Monday, July 24, 2000 7:11 PM [b]Subject:[/b] Re: [DSN_klr650] choke stuck, rider covered with cable lube Thanks Fred.  Is the plunger a part of the cable?  Or is it a part of the carb? ----- Original Message ----- [b]From:[/b] moabmc@... [b]To:[/b] DSN_klr650@egroups.com [b]Sent:[/b] Monday, July 24, 2000 8:09 PM [b]Subject:[/b] Re: [DSN_klr650] choke stuck, rider covered with cable lube [b]Bill,[/b]   [b]There is a plunger/piston at the end of your enrichener cable that is returned by a spring.  The end of the plunger has a rubber seal that may be leaking or the plunger could be stuck in the carb.  One other thing I have found on some bikes is that the spring could be rusted and breaking apart and doesn't have the spring pressure to return the plunger to the off position.  You would need to replace the spring with a new one.[/b]   [b]Fred[/b]     ----- Original Message ----- [b]From:[/b] billmonahan@... [b]To:[/b] DSN_klr650@egroups.com [b]Sent:[/b] Monday, July 24, 2000 6:55 PM [b]Subject:[/b] [DSN_klr650] choke stuck, rider covered with cable lube Amigos, I have a stuck enrichener apparently, can't get any movement out of the cable...have no manual....does anyone have a description of what's in there, I guess I'll have to take off the tank and get to the left side of the carb and see what's up.  It does seem to be stuck, at about enough "enrich to make the motor run at about 2200-2500 rpm. I did search the archives, but didn't find much.  I already took off the control mechanism, and made sure there was plenty of lube running down the cable. Thanks. Visit the KLR650 archives at http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@... Let's keep this list SPAM free! Visit our site at http://www.egroups.com/group/DSN_klr650 To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@egroups.com

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[carmic7@aol.com]

Hello list, Today whilst I worked on the old a-11 I noticed the dreaded chain marks on the airbox drain tube, I looked at an old article written by some magazine about the mods that Baja designs did to the KLR and they added a chain roller down there to avoid cracking off the drain nipple. I found a simpler approach that avoids any welding: I put a longer bolt in the upper Passenger footpeg mount hole, longer by about an inch, and bought a small length of 3/4" delrin rod, about 1-1/2 " long and tapped it for the 8mm bolt, and just screwed it onto the back of the bolt left hanging out over the chain. We'll see how it works. also, I was looking for a way to keep the stock ride with the bike overloaded, and I kept saying, if only there were another preload setting, well I installed one, I made a 1/8" washer to fit between the spring and spring retainer on the shock body. The shock is easy enough to remove and my auto mechanic let me use his spring compressor. Each click of the preload adjuster on the rear shock compresses the spring about 1/8" so by adding a 1/8" spacer, Preload 1 becomes 2 and 5 becomes 6 works great, I saved the pattern if anyone wants one -neil