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cautions about idling the klr-650
Posted: Sun May 19, 2002 1:15 pm
by wb8bco
I got my bike back last week from the dealer after they replaced the
air box. It seems the bottom of the air box melted from the heat of
the exhaust pipe located just under it.
The service manager told me that the KLR was not designed to idle for
long periods of time, and he has serviced many KLR's due to idling
heat problems, of course mine was the worst he's seen so far.
I let my bike idle in the winter to help keep the battery up, and to
run it when the weather was so cold that I couldn't ride. The dealer
told me that running the engine in cold weather causes condensation
to form on both the outside and inside of the engine, which could
damage it. He also told me that idling won't help the battery.
I've posted pictures in the photo section.
Tim Cook
cautions about idling - now melted airbox
Posted: Sun May 19, 2002 5:01 pm
by chinlerocks
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "wb8bco" wrote:
> I got my bike back last week from the dealer after they replaced
the
> air box. It seems the bottom of the air box melted from the heat
of
> the exhaust pipe located just under it.
>
> I've posted pictures in the photo section.
>
> Tim Cook
Tim,
After reading your post I went and checked mine for similar damage. I
have an A16 model and there is a metal heat shield between the
exhaust/muffler and the bottom of the airbox(although the heat shield
is smaller than the exposed airbox bottom).
Did your KLR have this heat shield?
After reading other posts about the melted radiator reservoir hose
fitting, I fashioned a no-budget heat shield from a scrap of sheet
metal roofing and wrapped it around the bottom of the reservoir to
mount under the reservoir mounting bolt next to the frame tube.
Billy in Dripping Springs, TX