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operating temperature.
Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 6:06 pm
by tbro5611
Hello all. I am a new user of this group and new owner. I recently
purchased a 98' KLR and am just getting a feel for the bike and
learning what needs to be done. I live in Phoenix, so taking for
granted ..IT'S HOT! But when sitting at a stop light, my temp gauge
will rise over half way, sometimes up to 3/4. Will sometimes cool down
as the bike starts moving, but generally stays pretty much at half way
or just above. Is this normal? Or should I start going through the
cooling system? Coolant looks good and clean, hoses look good also.
Thanks for any advice.
Tbro
operating temperature.
Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 6:33 pm
by oldrider25
My bike runs a lot cooler since I got my valves adjusted (used to ping
also). My bike used to run near the "H" but now is about 2/3rds the
way over in hot weather but normally just past the halfway mark once
fully warmed up and in temps >70F. In the morning, the bike doesn't
want to warm up. I'm thinking to buy a new thermostat b/c it runs too
cool when ambient temps are --- In
DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "tbro5611" wrote:
>
> Hello all. I am a new user of this group and new owner. I recently
> purchased a 98' KLR and am just getting a feel for the bike and
> learning what needs to be done. I live in Phoenix, so taking for
> granted ..IT'S HOT! But when sitting at a stop light, my temp gauge
> will rise over half way, sometimes up to 3/4. Will sometimes cool down
> as the bike starts moving, but generally stays pretty much at half way
> or just above. Is this normal? Or should I start going through the
> cooling system? Coolant looks good and clean, hoses look good also.
>
> Thanks for any advice.
>
> Tbro
>
operating temperature.
Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 6:34 pm
by E.L. Green
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DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "tbro5611" wrote:
>
> Hello all. I am a new user of this group and new owner. I recently
> purchased a 98' KLR and am just getting a feel for the bike and
> learning what needs to be done. I live in Phoenix, so taking for
> granted ..IT'S HOT! But when sitting at a stop light, my temp gauge
> will rise over half way, sometimes up to 3/4. Will sometimes cool down
> as the bike starts moving, but generally stays pretty much at half way
> or just above. Is this normal?
Yes, quite normal. Unless the needle hits the red, you're fine. When
it gets hotter, you may want to reduce your antifreeze to distilled
water ratio to 80% water - 20% antifreeze, that gives pretty much all
the anti-boil protection of antifreeze while giving you 60% more
cooling capacity than the normal 50-50 mix. That can be significant at
slow speeds on a hot day. Just remember to change it back out to a
50-50 mix in the fall to renew the anti-corrosion protection provided
by the antifreeze.
-E
operating temperature.
Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 6:53 pm
by Kerry Stottlemyer
Yep my bike runs at about 1/4 on the scale most of the time then in summer it's usually
straight up to just past center.
--- In
DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "tbro5611" wrote:
>
> Hello all. I am a new user of this group and new owner. I recently
> purchased a 98' KLR and am just getting a feel for the bike and
> learning what needs to be done. I live in Phoenix, so taking for
> granted ..IT'S HOT! But when sitting at a stop light, my temp gauge
> will rise over half way, sometimes up to 3/4. Will sometimes cool down
> as the bike starts moving, but generally stays pretty much at half way
> or just above. Is this normal? Or should I start going through the
> cooling system? Coolant looks good and clean, hoses look good also.
>
> Thanks for any advice.
>
> Tbro
>
california marriage decision--what now? nklr
Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 8:52 pm
by D Critchley
Do you think that there is any chance that it could become mandatory?
DC
notanymoore wrote:
>
> What happens in the confines of your garage is none of the
> government's business.
>
> --- In
DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com
> , Tengai Mark Van Horn
> wrote:
> >
> > NKLR, that's what's now.
> > Oh, and get ready for the arguments for matrimonial bestiality.
> > And to think, it all started with the marriage of chocolate to
> peanut
> > butter in the Reese's cup.
> >
> > Mark
> >
> >
> >
>
> .
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