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nklr: another update on revmaatin
Posted: Sat May 27, 2006 9:59 am
by A.J.
I visited Martin at the hospital again on wednesday and he seemed to
be doing a little better, but mostly the same. I was happy to see he
was standing when I arrived and was able to get back on his bed by
himself. This was at a time when his meds were wearing off and he was
waiting for an 'update'. He had a pizza ordered so we ate and talked
for nearly two hours. He is deffinately in good spirits.
Someone had posted and I paraphrase: You rotary guys have too many
moving parts, us fixed wingers would've only borken one rib.
Well anyway I told this to Martin and he got a really good laugh out
of it! He is also glad to hear that his ordeal inspired some to
rethink the gear they wear (or don't). I for one am still in the
process of buying my gear.
Today I was only able to talk with him for a brief time on the phone,
but he told me that his IV was removed a little bit before noon, by
accident, and it wasn't yet replaced. He is able to deal with the
pain without it, I just hope he isn't rushing to much now. However if
the IV does stay out I have a feeling they will let him go home.
A.J.
the letter to kawasaki
Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 7:30 am
by kestrelfal
At egauges.com you can get a VDO P/N 310-039 water temp. gauge
(100-250 deg F) for $24.07 and a P/N 323-088 temperature sender,
M10x1, (not sure of Kaw. thread size) for $16.64. Maybe the gauge
could also possibly be retrofit into the Kaw. gauge location.
http://www.egauges.com/vdo_grou.asp?Series=Cockpit
http://www.sso-usa.com/performance/
Fred
--- In
DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Jeff Layton" wrote:
>
> Guys, Guys. My bike reads damn hot. Like in the Hot section now that
its'
> summer (yes, in that last little 1/8"). Dead of winter it was
touching the
> line but not entering the zone. In all cases, the fan is on after it
gets up
> there. (If it's already in the hot section, how do you know when it
starts
> to climb?)
>
> Using the manual & troubleshooting *everything* in the whole coolant
system
> (including the carb mixture!), Kawasaki's own procedure sez my gage
is bad.
> I've been through 4 just trying to BUY a new one for 65 freakin
dollars and
> have taken mine apart like 6 times trying to fool mine into reading
right.
>
> Is it a crime that I'm trying to fix my dang bike & just want the
> gold-plated parts made of Unobtanium to meet the manufacturer's own
dang
> spec?
>
> I've now checked a total of 9 gauges (also spelled "gages" according to
> Webster) and found eight of them out of spec.
>
> And FWIW, electric fan systems overheat everyday with the electric fan
> running. And when aluminum head engines overheat, they get *really
> expensive*.
>
> Jeff "If a gauge is there, it better be right" Layton
> A15 Austin
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Peplinski"
> To: ; DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 10:58 AM
> Subject: RE: [DSN_KLR650] Re: The Letter to Kawasaki
>
>
> > Take it easy Jeff, we don't need to get God into this one just
yet. The
> > temp gauge does swing quite a bit on mine too. Even in cold
weather if I'm
> > idling or not going very fast it gets pretty hot but the fan kicks
in. I
> > think the critical point is that the fan kicks in. The first time
I rode
> > my bike the fan came on after I parked it. I'm not even certain
that there
> > is a fixed "normal" position. I'm not a "wrench" but unless the
gauge is
> > way high or the fan is not kicking in you aren't overheating. The
gauge
> > could be getting funky, or the sender. My experience is that an
> > overheating engine runs irregular before damage is done. Now if
you're
> > cruising along at 85 mph and the gauge is climbing, you better
think real
> > hard about slowing down but otherwise. they're really pretty tolerant.
>