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cooling fan
Posted: Fri May 12, 2000 2:12 pm
by Shepard,Brian
My warranty expired about a week before my cooling fan stopped working. I'm
just a little concerned since the bike is just over a year old. Last week
the northeast USA was hit by a heat wave. I was stuck in traffic for about
15 minutes when I noticed that my temperature gauge was at max. Scared the
*&^% out of me because I really didn't know how long it was at max. I
immediately pulled over to let it cool down. It made me realize just how
important the fan is and how much depends on the operation of the fan.
Before I bought the bike, the Kawasaki literature made it sound like the fan
was just an extra measure or added protection from heat. I now know that its
paramount to the operation of the bike. I think I'm going to do the override
mod so I can turn the fan on manually. Anyone else have their fan stop
working on a relatively new KRL650? I hope this isn't a persistent problem.
Anyway, I haven't trouble shooted it yet so I don't know if its the switch,
relay, or the fan itself. This is my weekend project.
-Brian Shepard
Philadelphia PA
A13
cooling fan
Posted: Fri May 12, 2000 3:06 pm
by Eric Jasniewicz
Yep, happened to me in traffic at Daytona last month. I finally found the
dang fuse....yesterday! and that was fine. So now it is the relay or a
loose wire. So now I have to hit up radio shack for a volotmeter thingy. I
hate electric stuff, can someone tell me what the heck to get and how the
heck to use it? Has anyone replaced this relay with an aftermarket one,
i.e., something from Pep Boys fro a tenth the price of a Kawi one?
TIA,
EJ
cooling fan
Posted: Fri May 12, 2000 3:51 pm
by standerson@home.com
Ironic....
The fan in mine stopped a few days ago. Turned out the fuse was
bad. It looked fine, but there was a tiny break in the element.
Definitely mechanical vs. electrical damage. I just replaced it and
quit worrying...
Steve Anderson
--- In
DSN_klr650@egroups.com, "Shepard,Brian" wrote:
> My warranty expired about a week before my cooling fan stopped
working. I'm
> just a little concerned since the bike is just over a year old.
Last week
> the northeast USA was hit by a heat wave. I was stuck in traffic
for about
> 15 minutes when I noticed that my temperature gauge was at max.
Scared the
> *&^% out of me because I really didn't know how long it was at max.
I
> immediately pulled over to let it cool down. It made me realize
just how
> important the fan is and how much depends on the operation of the
fan.
> Before I bought the bike, the Kawasaki literature made it sound
like the fan
> was just an extra measure or added protection from heat. I now know
that its
> paramount to the operation of the bike. I think I'm going to do the
override
> mod so I can turn the fan on manually. Anyone else have their fan
stop
> working on a relatively new KRL650? I hope this isn't a persistent
problem.
> Anyway, I haven't trouble shooted it yet so I don't know if its the
switch,
> relay, or the fan itself. This is my weekend project.
>
> -Brian Shepard
> Philadelphia PA
> A13
cooling fan
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2002 6:08 pm
by astoriagreek
hello
The cooling fan behind the radiator is not working. I run the bike
halfway toward H on the temp guage and the radiator begins smoking.
But the cooling fan does not go on. it remains off.
Anyone have any ideas?
cooling fan
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2002 6:19 pm
by Devon Jarvis
maybe it's "smoking" or steaming because your cap leaks, something was
spilled on the radiator, or the radiator cap is loose. My fan goes on
only when the needle is 3/4 to the red zone.
There's a wire plugged into a sensor, on the bottom rear edge of the
radiator. Unplug it and touch it on the shiny part of the cylinder. The
bike can be running or not. When you ground the wire, the fan should
turn on.
Devon
A15
astoriagreek wrote:
cooling fan
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2002 6:19 pm
by cactus_reese
The radiator is smoking with the cap on and the needle not even to H
yet? My fan doesn't switch on until the needle is just touching the
the red square.
-Bryan
A12 Tucson
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "astoriagreek" wrote:
> hello
>
> The cooling fan behind the radiator is not working. I run the bike
> halfway toward H on the temp guage and the radiator begins smoking.
> But the cooling fan does not go on. it remains off.
> Anyone have any ideas?
cooling fan
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2002 6:24 pm
by Lujo Bauer
> yet? My fan doesn't switch on until the needle is just touching the
> the red square.
Really? My fan turns on when the needle is a bit beyond the half.
Anybody else?
-Lujo
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
cooling fan
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2002 6:30 pm
by cactus_reese
I believe the temperature sensor in the head has very loose
tolerances. I've seen a big spread.
-Bryan
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Lujo Bauer" wrote:
> > yet? My fan doesn't switch on until the needle is just touching
the
> > the red square.
>
> Really? My fan turns on when the needle is a bit beyond the half.
> Anybody else?
>
> -Lujo
>
cooling fan
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2002 6:51 pm
by Jim Ousley
----- Original Message -----
From: "astoriagreek"
To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 7:08 PM
Subject: [DSN_klr650] cooling fan
> hello
>
> The cooling fan behind the radiator is not working. I run the bike
> halfway toward H on the temp guage and the radiator begins smoking.
> But the cooling fan does not go on. it remains off.
> Anyone have any ideas?
>
Check the fan fuse.
It is under the right tank shroud.
It is a 10 amp fuse in a white
inline fuse holder tied to the overflow tank support.
Jim
cooling fan
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2002 7:00 pm
by chinlerocks
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "cactus_reese" wrote:
> head has very loose
> tolerances. I've seen a big spread.
> -Bryan
I have spotted (not striped) a lot of these at the Walmart.
>
>
> My fan doesn't switch on until the needle is just touching
> the
> > > the red square.
> >
> > Really? My fan turns on when the needle is a bit beyond the half.
> > Anybody else?
> >
> > -Lujo
Couldn't resist the first part, sorry.
My A16 fan comes ON when the needle is at a hair or two past
center of the scale.
Billy in Dripping Springs, TX