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cdi unit or not??
Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2005 7:35 am
by kleecline
I have a 96 KLR that will start,, run about 2 minutes and quit. Have
checked and have no spark. Let it cool down and it will start again,
run and quitHave checked ohms on coil when it is cool and is in
speck, are there any other things it can be besides the CDI? I need
some info bad. Any info would be great! Anyone having a CDI for
sale please let me know too.
Thanks
Kevin
cdi unit or not??
Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2005 10:08 am
by West Hovland
Is it starving for fuel? Try running it with the gas cap loose, you may be getting a vacuum lock in the fuel system. Your petcock is vacuum activated, check that the hose is connected. Pull off the vacuum hose while its running and see if you are getting some suction. 2 minutes is to short of time for the CDI to overheat I would think.
West
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Subject: [DSN_KLR650] CDI unit or not??
I have a 96 KLR that will start,, run about 2 minutes and quit. Have
checked and have no spark. Let it cool down and it will start again,
run and quitHave checked ohms on coil when it is cool and is in
speck, are there any other things it can be besides the CDI? I need
some info bad. Any info would be great! Anyone having a CDI for
sale please let me know too.
Thanks
Kevin
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cdi unit or not??
Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2005 10:25 am
by Krgrife@aol.com
In a message dated 2/20/2005 8:08:36 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
whovlands@... writes:
Is it starving for fuel? Try running it with the gas cap loose, you may be
getting a vacuum lock in the fuel system. Your petcock is vacuum activated,
check that the hose is connected. Pull off the vacuum hose while its running
and see if you are getting some suction. 2 minutes is to short of time for the
CDI to overheat I would think.
Also check to make sure your carb vent hose is unobstructed.
Kurt Grife
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cdi unit or not??
Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2005 11:15 am
by kdxkawboy@aol.com
In a message dated 2/20/2005 8:27:05 AM Pacific Standard Time,
Krgrife@... writes:
Is it starving for fuel? Try running it with the gas cap loose, you may be
getting a vacuum lock in the fuel system. Your petcock is vacuum activated,
check that the hose is connected. Pull off the vacuum hose while its
running
and see if you are getting some suction. 2 minutes is to short of time for
the
CDI to overheat I would think.
And keep in mind, that even if it is the CDI, the only way to diagnose a bad
CDI is to either replace it with a known good unit or by eliminating all the
other possibilities. Your symptom readily fits one of two things: a problem
with fuel delivery or a spark plug that needs to be replaced.
Pat
G'ville, NV
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cdi unit or not??
Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2005 3:10 pm
by gorm_larsen
Had exactly the same thing happen to my 2002. I almost ordered a new
CDI but fortunately found the problem before spending $400.- Cdn
The problem was one of the plug-ins in the wiring harness, situated
just ahead of the CDI, that was not making proper contact.
When cool it was all right, but once it heated up it would break
contact. Drove me absolutely crazy!
Check all your contacts and plug-ins in your harness and you will
probably find one that is making pour contact.
It is also a good idea to clean those contacts while in there to
prevent it from happening again, or from happening, period.
Gorm L., BC, Canada
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DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "kleecline" wrote:
>
> I have a 96 KLR that will start,, run about 2 minutes and quit.
Have
> checked and have no spark. Let it cool down and it will start
again,
> run and quitHave checked ohms on coil when it is cool and is in
> speck, are there any other things it can be besides the CDI? I
need
> some info bad. Any info would be great! Anyone having a CDI for
> sale please let me know too.
>
> Thanks
> Kevin
netherlands klr650
Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2005 11:48 pm
by squasher_1
I saw a nice looking KLR from on a netherlands site
http://www.xs4all.nl/~kawazr7/motor/klr650/
Nice looking tail section and smaller tank and fairing.