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strange water temp.
Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2004 10:36 am
by relemcke
I bought a 98 KLR 650 last September and rode it a few times and
noticed the water temp. would be at six o'clock even when the air
temp was around 40 deg.F.. This year I have rode about a 1000 miles
and the guage from a cold start would go to 3/8 scale then dip back
to about 1/4 and stay there drivng mosltly country roads. At a stop
light it creeps up to 3/8, but when I am riding goes back to 1/4.
The other day I went for a slow ride in the woods and got the guage
to 5/8 and the fan came on, so to me it seems the guage is accurate.
So I spent the $32 and changed the thermostat and still have the same
situation. I have backed out the air mix screw 1 turn because of
backfire but it should not effect the temp at over 1/4 throttle .
Any ideas?? I live outside Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and might be willing
to host a doohickey festival.
strange water temp.
Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2004 10:53 am
by Sean Smith
At low speeds there's not enough air flow and your fan will come on.
While putt'n along side a creek in the woods once, my fan was cycling
regularly until I made it back to a road and got out of 1st gear.
Sean Smith
Louisiana
'04 R1150RT (For Sale)
'03 KLR650
----- Original Message -----
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> The other day I went for a slow ride in the woods and got the guage
> to 5/8 and the fan came on, so to me it seems the guage is accurate.
> So I spent the $32 and changed the thermostat and still have the same
> situation. I have backed out the air mix screw 1 turn because of
> backfire but it should not effect the temp at over 1/4 throttle .
> Any ideas?? I live outside Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and might be willing
> to host a doohickey festival.
>
hjc sy-max helmet
Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2004 12:35 pm
by Eric L. Green
> Jeff Saline wrote:
>> Sy-Max is a better fit to my head and is significantly quieter in clean
>
> Inquiring minds want to know - round head or oval head?
You left off the third choice:
Square.
:-):-)
-E