Wilsons Sandbox

Posted: **Tue Apr 27, 2004 9:40 pm**

The unthinkable happened. From what I've read in the Clymer manual it (dowel)now resides somewhere in the left crankcase. Any help, insight (best/easy way to retrieve the lil bugger), comforting words or condolences are appreciated. Thanks

Posted: **Wed Apr 28, 2004 6:56 am**

> The unthinkable happened. From what I've read in the Clymer manual it > (dowel)now resides somewhere in the left crankcase. Any help, insight > (best/easy way to retrieve the lil bugger), comforting words or > condolences are appreciated. Thanks

Just for the record, one of the steps in my valve check & adjustment procedure - http://klr6500.tripod.com/valves.htm - is to stuff a clean, lint-free rag into that abyss to prevent just such a problem. I just found a very long flexible aluminum bodied magnetic retrieval tool in an AutoZone store. Maybe you could fish around in the abyss with something like that and a flashlight and have some luck. Maybe an oil change would carry it out? To be honest, I'm not sure of what would be the easiest way to get it without opening the case(s). You have my condolences, by the way... (Grin) Mark --------------------------------------- KLR650 Motorcycle Website: http://klr6500.tripod.com/

Posted: **Wed Apr 28, 2004 7:11 am**

I have a fear of doing exactly the same thing or worse, doing it & not realizing it until its too late. If you haven't done it, you might consider doing a doohickey replacement. The bottom of the abyss is the doohickey area. You might be able to kill two birds with one stone by finding the missing dowel & replacing the infamous dooh.

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "narelz" wrote: > The unthinkable happened. From what I've read in the Clymer manual it > (dowel)now resides somewhere in the left crankcase. Any help, insight > (best/easy way to retrieve the lil bugger), comforting words or > condolences are appreciated. Thanks

Posted: **Wed Apr 28, 2004 1:26 pm**

Bite the bullet, pull the left engine cover, and find the thing. Change your doohickey while your at it, if you haven't already. That's what I did. It worked... Good luck, =gc= --- "Mark St.Hilaire, Sr" wrote:

> > The unthinkable happened. From what I've read in the Clymer manual > it > > (dowel)now resides somewhere in the left crankcase. Any help, > insight > > (best/easy way to retrieve the lil bugger), comforting words or > > condolences are appreciated. Thanks > > Just for the record, one of the steps in my valve check & adjustment > procedure - http://klr6500.tripod.com/valves.htm - is to stuff a > clean, > lint-free rag into that abyss to prevent just such a problem. > > I just found a very long flexible aluminum bodied magnetic retrieval > tool in > an AutoZone store. Maybe you could fish around in the abyss with > something > like that and a flashlight and have some luck. Maybe an oil change > would > carry it out? To be honest, I'm not sure of what would be the easiest > way to > get it without opening the case(s). > > You have my condolences, by the way... (Grin) > > Mark > --------------------------------------- > KLR650 Motorcycle Website: > http://klr6500.tripod.com/ > > > > > > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at www.dualsportnews.com. List FAQ > courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > Unsubscribe by sending a blank message to: > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com . > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > >

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Posted: **Thu Apr 29, 2004 12:57 pm**

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Wilsons Sandbox

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valve job gone wrong. dowel lost in the abyss

valve job gone wrong. dowel lost in the abyss

valve job gone wrong. dowel lost in the abyss

valve job gone wrong. dowel lost in the abyss

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