stalling in the rain-----poor guy

[KEN TRULL]

No sweat fellas'....Steve Anderson cleared this up for me almost immediately.....and he's never even rode his KLR in the rain.....just a very knowlegeable fellow. I sure do appreciate all the feedback. The bottom line is; I cut the crazy thing in half and my troubles are gone. I can ride in 1.5 feet of water now with no problems....until I fall over. I am, however, surprised that this was never seen as a design problem. It is the king of multi-purpose....unless your purpose is to ride in heavy rain or deep water. Thanks again kind people, Ken Trull BR549-A14 Greenbough AL HeeeHaaaw! Message: 4 Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2000 07:54:26 -0600 From: "Kurt Simpson" Subject: Re: Re: Stalling In The Rain ---Update

> > > What is the purpose of that line? It is totally unfiltered unless > > > the filter is inside the carb.(unlikely) Seems like it would suck > > > any kind of small grit and grime right inside the carb. > > > > > > Sounds like a part of the smog device (charcoal canister).

poor guy, he asks what the tube is for and we're telling him it is part of the canister system, part of the petcock etc. ...we've got to do better. He's talking about the so-called overflow/vent tube on the upper side of the carburetor...it vents the float bowl. Contrary to another listers report when I put my finger on the end of the tube my bike stopped nearly immediately. I'm wondering if the long vexing question about the rain stalling isn't right in front of us.... Kurt