new variation on the 'stalling engine going through creek'
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 3:43 pm
Went camping in Coalmont (small town in BC) this Thanksgiving weekend
(that's right, we have a different Thanksgiving up here in igloo
land).
Went riding up to the coal mine, where the ground turned greasy
beyond belief(apparently due to Bentonite in the ground). Could
barely ride the road cause it was so slippery, and got my tires and
frame totally gummed up. Engine started missing and then quit.
Would run a little at low RPM's when jump starting down hills, but
then quit when I gave it throttle. Finally, my buddy wouldn't help
push the KLR beast up any more hills, and headed back to camp to get
an ATV to pull me back. I sat by the side of the track, and started
picking out the gumbo. When I got to the right hand side of the
bike, I disloged a huge pile of goo, and saw that little mud-filled
clear plastic tube appear. I remembered words of advice from this
very forum.
A quick squeeze of the tube to clear the little sucker had the big
Azteck purring like a kitten again. (I rolled the rest of the way
home with the engine off, so I wouldn't have an 'incident' with my
buddy who was barrelling his way around blind corners to come and
rescue me)
I think the Y fix is in order (another job to add to the winter list)
The clear tube is a carburetor breather, and when that gets clogged
with mud, or submerged in deep water, the engine gets cranky and
doesn't want to play anymore.
Anyone know who sells the 'Y' adaptors?