Wilsons Sandbox

> > OK, you may recall that I posted about my KLR dying on the trail last weekend. Well, I

> home and finally had some time to tear into it tonight. > > So this is what I discovered, I had spark and thought that perhaps the float or the main

> the like was goofed in the carb. Well after taking it apart and inspecting, all is well.

> So now we are to timing. engine internals. > > So I took the valve cover off and went to check timing. The motor just plain LOCKS up.

> investingating, when the piston is at TDC, the intake valves are open completely. Are

> interference motors? Anyway, what on earth did I goof up????? I have not pulled the

> yet to see if the doohickey was blown up, but the timing is CRAZY off right now. > > My next steps are going to be to set the timing correctly and then turn it over some

> it turns over fine then I'm scared as there will be something down in the engine waiting

> sucked up. Could the tensioner have failed? Any other ideas? Right now I'll have to be > tearing into a whole bunch of stuff in the motor to see what caused the timing to get

> up. >

>From: Bogdan Swider >To: KLR list DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> >Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Clement Salvadori nklr >Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:31:05 -0700 > >Of course there's no accounting for taste. I subscribe to MCN, >Motorcyclist, Rider and the AMA rag. I shake my head and renew anyway. My >favorite moto-journalist died several years ago. I find most of the current >crop bland or irritating. I'll, however, stick up for Clement Salvadori. >Deep insights into technical stuff are not his forte; I don't believe he >does any of his own work. His calling is to write as a passionate >motorcyclist with many years of experience and exposure to a wide variety >of >makes and models. Don't remember him ever mentioning a track day on a sport >bike or a difficult off pavement trek on a serious light weight dirt bike. >His thing is touring, be it adventure, international or super slab. His >accounts of bikes from the past at the back of Rider are the first thing I >turn to. I like the way he writes. I met him once in Baja. I could tell >immediately that he's one of those naturally shy people who are more >comfortable expressing themselves from behind a keyboard then in person. I >don't mind him being attacked in this forum. After all, he's public person >and fair game. I just thought I'd offer a rebuttal. > >Bogdan, who's father was issued a beret while doing WWII in Europe. I still >have it but don't wear it. > > > >List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com >List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html >Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 >Yahoo! Groups Links > > >