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klr help
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2001 11:53 am
by tllee@starband.net
01 KLR - 100 miles into vacation trip, all was well when suddenly it
would not idle. giving lots of throttle it would kick in, chocking
would kill it immediately unlike the vent tube problem which I have
solved thanks to archives. Starting would require long turnover with
throttle wide open. It runs at highway speeds just fine. Changed gas,
drained carb bowl, flushed system, new spark plug. With bowl empty,
engine turned over and refilled again, it would idle fine for about
30 sec then sputter a few times then quit again. Am I looking at
messing with the carb? Ignition problem? Out of simple things to do.
Thanks guys - Rod (on vacation and pissed, facing a long
honeydooooooooooo list if I can't escape).
klr help
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2001 12:09 pm
by debbie@carrabassett.net
Sounds like you either have a sticking choke or crap in the float
bowl, pull the bowl and check for debris, drill out the cap and pull
the low speed screw and check for garbage in there, then maybe pull
out the jets and make sure they are clean. Its running wide open
probably makes it a low speed circuit problem.
John
Get it fixed and enjoy your vacation!
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., tllee@s... wrote:
> 01 KLR - 100 miles into vacation trip, all was well when suddenly
it
> would not idle. giving lots of throttle it would kick in, chocking
> would kill it immediately unlike the vent tube problem which I have
> solved thanks to archives. Starting would require long turnover
with
> throttle wide open. It runs at highway speeds just fine. Changed
gas,
> drained carb bowl, flushed system, new spark plug. With bowl empty,
> engine turned over and refilled again, it would idle fine for about
> 30 sec then sputter a few times then quit again. Am I looking at
> messing with the carb? Ignition problem? Out of simple things to
do.
> Thanks guys - Rod (on vacation and pissed, facing a long
> honeydooooooooooo list if I can't escape).
klr help
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2001 1:15 pm
by Bill Pratt
Sounds like a stuck float in the carb. You are under warranty? The shop
should fix this.
Bill Pratt, Mill Creek, WA
STOC #117, '97 ST1100-ABS, '97 KLR-650
http://www.billpratt.com
"No matter where you go...there you are!"
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> 01 KLR - 100 miles into vacation trip, all was well when suddenly it
> would not idle. giving lots of throttle it would kick in, chocking
> would kill it immediately unlike the vent tube problem which I have
> solved thanks to archives. Starting would require long turnover with
> throttle wide open. It runs at highway speeds just fine. Changed gas,
> drained carb bowl, flushed system, new spark plug. With bowl empty,
> engine turned over and refilled again, it would idle fine for about
> 30 sec then sputter a few times then quit again. Am I looking at
> messing with the carb? Ignition problem? Out of simple things to do.
> Thanks guys - Rod (on vacation and pissed, facing a long
> honeydooooooooooo list if I can't escape).
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klr help
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2001 2:06 pm
by timnmis@hotmail.com
I had the same problem with mine, I took the float off and the needle
and flushed it real good with carb cleaner, I also bent down the
little float adjustment tab thinking that maybe the float level was
to high. Well it seemed to fix the flooding problem but if I idle for
more that about 45 seconds or so it will start to flood. It runs godd
other than that. I'm pretty sure this is because I for one think I
bent tab for the float height in the wrong direction, and #2, I
probably didn't need to bend it at all. For now until I get the float
bowl off again I just turn the gas off when I come to stoplights and
what not and that works for a temp fix. You might want to try
emptying the bowl then turn the gas on just enough to fill it about
half full, then off again to see if it has the same probs, if it
doesn't flood out your float is maybe set to high. Just one thing for
you to look at, sorry this was so long..
Timan
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., tllee@s... wrote:
> 01 KLR - 100 miles into vacation trip, all was well when suddenly
it
> would not idle. giving lots of throttle it would kick in, chocking
> would kill it immediately unlike the vent tube problem which I have
> solved thanks to archives. Starting would require long turnover
with
> throttle wide open. It runs at highway speeds just fine. Changed
gas,
> drained carb bowl, flushed system, new spark plug. With bowl empty,
> engine turned over and refilled again, it would idle fine for about
> 30 sec then sputter a few times then quit again. Am I looking at
> messing with the carb? Ignition problem? Out of simple things to
do.
> Thanks guys - Rod (on vacation and pissed, facing a long
> honeydooooooooooo list if I can't escape).
klr help
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2001 5:07 pm
by Miata Myk
> Sounds like you either have a sticking choke or crap in the float
> bowl, pull the bowl and check for debris, drill out the cap and pull
> the low speed screw and check for garbage in there, then maybe pull
> out the jets and make sure they are clean. Its running wide open
> probably makes it a low speed circuit problem.
If it's an '01 as said take it into the dealership and tell them to fix it.
It should be under warranty! If you start yanking and drilling they may not
honor that warranty!!!
sending money
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2001 7:44 pm
by racingreplicas@orwell.net
Bill
I would think the negative publicity one would receive if anyone on this
list "stiffed" anyone else on the list would prevent any problem. I would
just send a money order and worry about something else.
Ed
Windsor