on the road-cooling problems

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bleeding front brake

Post by monahanwb@yahoo.com » Wed May 23, 2001 10:44 pm

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., S2Mumford@a... wrote:
> > As far as tires, don't they lose about 1 psi a month just
sitting?
> The air in them is kind of self-changing then, n'est ce pas?
Actually, the air molecules become permanently compressed, then they just get kind of tired, much like yourself at the end of the day, and then some of them, well, they get kind of depressed, so you actually have the same amount of air in there, but it needs new, horny, young air molecules in there, to keep the pressure up. This attracts more female molecules, keeping the balance correct, but the old ones keep getting tired, and compress, then depress. Now, back to putting the finishing touches on the cabinetry inside my interstellar self-propelled time capsule. Dr. William Monahan, Ph.D., Dh. R., K. Lr, Chief Rocket Scientist, Northern California Ultra-Secret Experimental Propulsion Laboratory

Mark S. Hamlin

bleeding front brake

Post by Mark S. Hamlin » Wed May 23, 2001 10:55 pm

Message: 9 Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 20:09:30 -0400 From: "Pierre Fortier" Subject: Re: Re: Bleeding Front Brake Unlike oil in engine, brake fluid is in a closed system and its property does'nt change along years...unless you open reservoir but you don't have to if there is no leak in the system... Oh yes it does. It collects moisture, little microscopic droplets. The system will degrade with time, losing pressure and the hardware will degrade. Bleeding it through every year or every other year will also help prevent gunk from collecting around the piston. Cheap and easy insurance. How much extra brake power you got to lose? Mark S. Hamlin Corralitos, CA USA 2000 MZ Black Panther 1997 Yamaha YZF600R 1985 BMW K100

Rich Kickbush
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bleeding front brake

Post by Rich Kickbush » Wed May 23, 2001 11:54 pm

> > Actually, the air molecules become permanently compressed, then they > just get kind of tired, much like yourself at the end of the day, and > then some of them, well, they get kind of depressed, so you actually > have the same amount of air in there, but it needs new, horny, young > air molecules in there, to keep the pressure up. This attracts more > female molecules, keeping the balance correct, but the old ones keep > getting tired, and compress, then depress. > > Now, back to putting the finishing touches on the cabinetry inside my > interstellar self-propelled time capsule. > > Dr. William Monahan, Ph.D., Dh. R., K. Lr, > Chief Rocket Scientist, Northern California Ultra-Secret Experimental > Propulsion Laboratory >
Experimental propulsion? You wouldn't be working on the herbal combustion cylinder, by any chance? I thought Krokko already built a big one of those...wasn't that what it was? Rich

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bleeding front brake

Post by tcgrigg@earthlink.net » Thu May 24, 2001 12:12 am

Brake systems demonstrate behavior inverse to that of a Frenchman, i.e. brake fluid absorbs water, Frenchman eliminate water, thus leading to a condition of dehydrated Frenchman commonly referred to as "Pierre".
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Mark S. Hamlin" wrote: > Message: 9 > Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 20:09:30 -0400 > From: "Pierre Fortier" > Subject: Re: Re: Bleeding Front Brake > > Unlike oil in engine, brake fluid is in a closed system and its property > does'nt change along years...unless you open reservoir but you don't have to > if there is no leak in the system... > > > > Oh yes it does. It collects moisture, little microscopic droplets. The > system will degrade with time, losing pressure and the hardware will > degrade. Bleeding it through every year or every other year will also help > prevent gunk from collecting around the piston. Cheap and easy insurance. > How much extra brake power you got to lose? > > Mark S. Hamlin > Corralitos, CA USA > 2000 MZ Black Panther > 1997 Yamaha YZF600R > 1985 BMW K100

Ted Palmer
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bleeding front brake

Post by Ted Palmer » Thu May 24, 2001 7:30 am

monahanwb@... wrote: [...]
> Dr. William Monahan, Ph.D., Dh. R., K. Lr, > Chief Rocket Scientist, Northern California Ultra-Secret Experimental > Propulsion Laboratory
[...] Area 651? Mister_T

Kurt Simpson (Dual Sport News)
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on the road-cooling problems

Post by Kurt Simpson (Dual Sport News) » Mon May 28, 2001 12:27 am

Charles needs some help folks...please respond directly to him not me... -----Original Message----- From: Charles Earl [mailto:cdearl1@...] Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2001 10:29 PM To: dsneditor@... Subject: On the road-cooling problems Hi Kurt, I'm on the road and off the list, would you mind forwarding this question for me? I'm having a cooling problem enroute to Alaska. Thanks!--Charles Earl Hey Gang, I'm at my brother's house in Seattle, the ride from Santa Cruz was nice with good weather the whole time. I took the coastal route. I'm getting ready to cross into Canada and start my summer in Alaska by KLR650. I'm having a mechanical issue and wanted to plead for list advice. About a hundred miles before arriving here, I noticed that my A-14 w/8k's water pump is leaking a small amount of coolant from the weep hole when it is running. It never came close to overheating and lost very little fluid. From what I remember from the list and with what I can gather on the net(I wasn't able to get to the archives but found an article on the cooling system on the DSN homepage), it may be that the "mechanical seal" of the waterpump is leaking. Or could it be something else (?) I have tools and am fairly adept with them, but have never delt with the cooling system before. Is this seal accessible by just removing the water pump cover? Is it difficult to remove? Does it require specialized tools? Or do I have a different problem? I have located a mechanical seal at a dealer. Should I try to do this myself? I'm not afraid and my girlfriend is faxing me the cooling system pages of the manuals. Is there a webpage with instructions? Any advice would be much appreciated. I figure I have to deal with this before hitting the big road. I'm not happy with it, but its much better than in the middle of nowhere. Please, I would be very grateful for any help with this. The dealers I called have long waiting lists for appointments, are there any local listers who could recommend a reliable shop/dealer in the Seattle area for this (in case I can't fix-it)? Dan of Graham/Professor of Federal Heights, are you out there? Please respond to cdearl1@..., I am off list for the trip. I can also be reached at 206-763-3073. Thanks in advance, Charles Earl __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/

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