Wilsons Sandbox

Kurt Simpson wrote:

> > > > > The only thing I can find wrong so far is a bad Choke cable. I tried to > > free it up with some silicon spray (which worked fine for freeing up the > > Clutch cable) but it didn't work. Can the Choke cable be changed > > without removing the carb? I couldn't figure out how to disconnect it > > without removing the carb. > > yes, but you'll need to loosen the boots on both ends of the carb and remove > the throttle cables, then you rotate the carb clockwise 45 degrees but do > this only after fully disconnecting the cable at the handlebar.

Once you rotate the carb, how do you actually detatch the choke cable? Does it just pull out?

> your best online parts source is fred at moabmc@... .

Is there a web page or does he just work by e-mail? Thanks for the quick response, Kurt. -Dave http://www.city-net.com/~davekle/klr650.jpg

At 11:24 PM -0400 4/6/00, David Kleber wrote:

>>I picked up my '94 KLR650 last Saturday. What a great bike! I've had >>it out in the woods a few times and put about 50 miles on the street. I >>love it! >>-Dave Kleber >>Pittsburgh, PA

So Dave, do you think you'll be attending our swell event here in central PA?

>It's now official and the website is up for the (first annual?) central PA >forest tour May 5-7. >This is a KLR/klx-centric event and space is limited. >For more info, go to: >http://www.personal.psu.edu/mjv2/motoland >Hope to see ya! >Mark >B2 >A2

Mark wrote:

> > At 11:24 PM -0400 4/6/00, David Kleber wrote: > >>I picked up my '94 KLR650 last Saturday. What a great bike! I've had > >>it out in the woods a few times and put about 50 miles on the street. I > >>love it! > >>-Dave Kleber > >>Pittsburgh, PA > > So Dave, do you think you'll be attending our swell event here in central PA?

Mark, It sure looks like it'll be a load of fun, but I'm going to take it easy with the road trips on the new scooter until I'm more familiar and confident with my new machine. Thanks very much for the invite, though. I might be game next year. -Dave http://www.city-net.com/~davekle/

> >It's now official and the website is up for the (first annual?) central PA > >forest tour May 5-7. > >This is a KLR/klx-centric event and space is limited. > >For more info, go to: > >http://www.personal.psu.edu/mjv2/motoland > >Hope to see ya! > >Mark > >B2 > >A2 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Own a large list that is hosted on another service? > Move it to eGroups and earn $500 > http://click.egroups.com/1/2979/3/_/_/_/955122434/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > 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

If you are replacing the cable, make sure you put the rubbed nipple back on before you attach the enricher to the cable. It is not included on the new cable. Lou '97 -----Original Message----- From: Kurt Simpson [mailto:dsneditor@...] Sent: Friday, April 07, 2000 4:16 AM To: DSN_klr650@egroups.com Subject: Re: [DSN_klr650] Choke cable

> Once you rotate the carb, how do you actually detatch the choke cable? > Does it just pull out?

it has a fairly fragile plastic fitting that screws into the side of the carbie...I think it takes a 14mm...if you try do do it w/o removing it from the handlebar and creating slack you will bung it up or crack it...FWIW it isn't a choke as we know it...it is a fuel enrichment circuit as you'll see when you get at it... Kurt ------------------------------------------------------------------------ @Backup- Protect and Access your data any time, any where on the net. Try @Backup FREE and recieve 300 points from mypoints.com Install now: http://click.egroups.com/1/2345/3/_/_/_/955106195/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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

"Lou B. DeSimone" wrote:

> > If you are replacing the cable, make sure you put the rubbed nipple back on > before you attach the enricher to the cable. It is not included on the new > cable. > > Lou '97

Well, I just did the change out, and what a good tip you provided. Too bad I forgot to do it, though (doughhhh!). Anyway, that minor detail aside, I got everything back together and the choke (enricher) cable is working fine. The only problem is, I think the carb was tuned with the cable frozen and the enricher slightly engaged. Now that I have a working cable, the bike's not idling as well. To keep it from stalling, I had to set up the idle a bit. I also noticed some minor backfiring which seems to subside if I run with the choke slightly on. The cable adjustement at the lever is almost all the way out, so I have nowhere to go there. Any suggestions? -Dave KLR 650 A7