help needed with fan motor/ coolant level

[bmgecko]

Just checking in and seeing if anyone's out there. I'll be heading out there this weekend for the Brian Deneke Memorial Concert. Look for the guy with the Y2KLR with his nose pierced, and you'll proably have your man. Chris Astier

[Jim Hyman]

Robb, There is a separate cooling fan fuse located on the right side under the front gas tank cowl, next to the coolant recovery tank. Check this fuse first by using a continuity light, grounded at one end & test both ends of the fuse, even if the fuse looks good. If a new fuse doesn't fix the problem, disconnect the red/white wire that goes from the cooling fan (straight down) to the fan switch located at the bottom radiator tank (at the rear). This wire is covered in a black plastic protective sheath. If you run a wire from the disconnected wire end to an engine ground, your fan should turn on, even with the ignition key off. If this hot wire works, you probably have a defective fan switch. I won't go into the cooling fan relay, it's probably ok. Concentrate on the fan fuse & switch, making sure that you reconnected all wires. The KLR website http://www.geocities.com/~klrdsn/ has an article that deals with installing a manual override switch. The owner's manual explains how to properly check & maintain the coolant level. I'd suggest following Toby's advice & get Fred's replacement fan (about $35) and not letting Mr. Murphy strike at the most inopportune time, in the most inconvenient place. Professor A9 Federal Way, Wa. [USA] ______________________________ --- , "Robb Seurkamp" wrote:

> KLR wise men and women- > > Help!!! I really want to ride on Sunday and if I don't > solve my problem soon I won't be going far. I crashed > and subsequently broke my bike in several places last > weekend. The largest problem is my fan motor. On the > trail we discovered how attracted the fan blade is to > the radiator. We disconnected the fan motor after the > fan motor melted the center out of the fan blade. I > rode it home without the temp gauge moving above the > levels I normally see it at. > > I have fixed the fan with epoxy. (Sorry Fred, I won't > be calling you for the aluminum fan just yet.) I tested > the fan motor on my car battery before re-installing > everything. > > I just came in from running it to try and test that the > fan will kick off. It doesn't seem to be working. I > let it idle for a while and the ran up and down the > street slowly, just like being in traffic. > The needle was way up in the temp range, well above where > it usually is before the fan kicks in. > > I checked the fuses in the cavernous fuse box. Neither > appears to be blown. I am not even sure that the fan > circuit is fused?? The other thing I am wondering. The > bike is low on coolant (boiling over, tipping over etc...) > If the coolant is low, below the low line, will that affect > how the temp sensor in the head works? Anyone have similar > problems, and possible solutions? I would scour the archives > but time is running short.