[dsn_klr650] i'm back! (for now)
Posted: Wed May 24, 2000 11:40 am
Sounds like good advice to me. Next time I'm adjusting the counter balance tension, I'll try it. Thanks, Conall ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com>From: Mark >To: "Jeff Walker" >CC: DSN_klr650@egroups.com> >Subject: Re: [DSN_klr650] I'm back! (for now) >Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 07:50:58 +0000 > >At 11:45 PM -0700 5/23/2000, Jeff Walker wrote: > >But, I'm getting sick of adding 800 mL of oil every tankful of gas, and I > >have had to adjust the counter-balancer way too often lately, indicating > >that it is near worn out. > >On a high-mileage KLR (20K or more), I found that the only way to be >sure the tensioner is set properly is to remove the magneto cover and >"witness" the adjusting process and maybe help it along with a nudge >on the plate as the spring is week and maybe a tad longer than the >available travel. At 42K on my A2 last month, the tensioner ran out >of travel and I'll be needing to do some parts replacing soon (3-4K >miles). >Mark >B2 (26Kmiles) >A2 (42k miles, consuming some oil past the rings, but not nearly as >bad as Jeff's)