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Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2003 11:05 am
by Guest
Cooling System Hose Replacement (This is for the KLR-650)
Go to your local parts house and get the Good Year #63936 heater
hose. This unit is around 3 ft. long with a pre-formed bend at one
end- for the water pump to cyl. route. The other 2 hoses can be
perfectly cut from the remaining hose. $23.00 as opposed to that
chicken shit hose Kaw sells for $50.
Bill "SandShark"
92 KLR-650 "The Beast"
Central Florida
Message: 14
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 12:35:52 -0600 (CST)
From: wgmcham@...
Subject: radaitor help needed
hey fellow listers, i need to know the size of the radiator hose for
klr 600 & what kind of hose i can use besides OEM. just finished
doohickey change,frame lube , valve adjusting, one was in spec,
intakes too tight, one exhaust too loose, all went fine , now
perring nicely. very small leak in water ose, about to flush radiator,
and do oil change on shocks.
thanks for any help.
Weldon
2/1 CAV
radiator
Posted: Thu May 22, 2003 12:42 pm
by PauL M. Bober
PauL M. Bober
OK..... Maybe I need to clarify this ... LOL !
It runs hot. I understand Water Wetter and already use it. I am not
experiencing over-heating. The bike does not run so hot is explodes. It's is
when you get a bunch of heat gain from 25 minutes of 80 mph or better riding
on the freeway ( carting my 200 pound frame and 3 Givi bags) followed
immedaitely by 4 lanes of stop and go rush hour traffic in 115 degree heat.
It will stay fairly cool if I am moving in 1st gear or 2nd gear ... if you
are moving.
I guess what I am looking for is just an easy way to fix trying to cool it
off faster. Water Wetter / idle speed / fuel mixture / flush the radiator /
distilled water .. done all those .. I have had my A9 for years. Had the
problem since I got the bike.
BTW ... Phoenix, Yuma and Bull Head City .. always the hottest places in the
US. Last year, we had 103 days in a row of over 100 degree high days. Not
whining you understand, no one makes me stay here.
radiator
Posted: Thu May 22, 2003 12:54 pm
by Devon Jarvis
If it's never boiled over, do you have a problem at all? The
water temp gauge is notoriously inconsistent from one bike
to another.
Devon
"PauL M. Bober" wrote:
>
> PauL M. Bober
>
> OK..... Maybe I need to clarify this ... LOL !
>
> It runs hot. I understand Water Wetter and already use it. I am not
> experiencing over-heating. The bike does not run so hot is explodes. It's is
> when you get a bunch of heat gain from 25 minutes of 80 mph or better riding
> on the freeway ( carting my 200 pound frame and 3 Givi bags) followed
> immedaitely by 4 lanes of stop and go rush hour traffic in 115 degree heat.
> It will stay fairly cool if I am moving in 1st gear or 2nd gear ... if you
> are moving.
>
--
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all the people who are in it,
are troubled with troubles
almost every minute"
Dr. Seuss
radiator
Posted: Thu May 22, 2003 1:16 pm
by PauL M. Bober
Never boiled over. But, would you have a problem if your car got so hot
that it rattles the valves when you accelerate? I know the gauge is not
always correct ....but it is the engine noise that bothers me.
PauL M. Bober
-----Original Message-----
From: Devon Jarvis [mailto:jarvisd@...]
Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 10:53 AM
To: KLR650 group
Subject: Re: [DSN_klr650] radiator
If it's never boiled over, do you have a problem at all? The
water temp gauge is notoriously inconsistent from one bike
to another.
Devon
"PauL M. Bober" wrote:
>
> PauL M. Bober
>
> OK..... Maybe I need to clarify this ... LOL !
>
> It runs hot. I understand Water Wetter and already use it. I am not
> experiencing over-heating. The bike does not run so hot is explodes. It's
is
> when you get a bunch of heat gain from 25 minutes of 80 mph or better
riding
> on the freeway ( carting my 200 pound frame and 3 Givi bags) followed
> immedaitely by 4 lanes of stop and go rush hour traffic in 115 degree
heat.
> It will stay fairly cool if I am moving in 1st gear or 2nd gear ... if you
> are moving.
>
--
"It's a troublesome world,
all the people who are in it,
are troubled with troubles
almost every minute"
Dr. Seuss
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Posted: Thu May 22, 2003 1:50 pm
by Rick Kubik
there's this new waterless coolant stuff - no connection to me, sadly - let us know how it works if you try it.
http://www.evanscooling.com/main27.htm
Rick Kubik
Calgary, Canada
where excess heat is not a problem
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--------- Original Message ---------
DATE: Thu, 22 May 2003 10:40:35
From: "PauL M. Bober"
To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com>
Cc:
>
>
>PauL M. Bober
>
>OK..... Maybe I need to clarify this ... LOL !
>
> It runs hot. I understand Water Wetter and already use it. I am not
>experiencing over-heating. The bike does not run so hot is explodes. It's is
>when you get a bunch of heat gain from 25 minutes of 80 mph or better riding
>on the freeway ( carting my 200 pound frame and 3 Givi bags) followed
>immedaitely by 4 lanes of stop and go rush hour traffic in 115 degree heat.
>It will stay fairly cool if I am moving in 1st gear or 2nd gear ... if you
>are moving.
>
>I guess what I am looking for is just an easy way to fix trying to cool it
>off faster. Water Wetter / idle speed / fuel mixture / flush the radiator /
>distilled water .. done all those .. I have had my A9 for years. Had the
>problem since I got the bike.
>
>BTW ... Phoenix, Yuma and Bull Head City .. always the hottest places in the
>US. Last year, we had 103 days in a row of over 100 degree high days. Not
>whining you understand, no one makes me stay here.
>
>
>
>
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Posted: Thu May 22, 2003 5:41 pm
by Judson D. Jones
--- In
DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "PauL M. Bober"
wrote:
> Never boiled over. But, would you have a problem if your car
got so hot
> that it rattles the valves when you accelerate? I know the gauge
is not
> always correct ....but it is the engine noise that bothers me.
>
"Rattles the valves"? Are you sure it isn't pinging? What fuel are
you running?
radiator
Posted: Thu May 22, 2003 7:02 pm
by planetequipment
--- In
DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "PauL M. Bober"
wrote:
> Never boiled over. But, would you have a problem if your car got
so hot
> that it rattles the valves when you accelerate? I know the gauge
is not
> always correct ....but it is the engine noise that bothers me.
>
>
> PauL M. Bober
>
That "rattling the valves" sound you hear while accelerating is
probably engine pinging. I'd get some higher octane gas in there
quick.
Ron
radiator
Posted: Fri May 23, 2003 6:48 am
by maudibbb
In regards to using straight water, I'm not sure that is a good idea,
as one of the main purposes of glycol based additives, is to raise
the boiling temperature of the coolant. This allows the coolant to
get hotter without boiling off, something that is especially
important to those of us who live in hot climates such as here in
Arizona.
Peter
radiator
Posted: Fri May 23, 2003 7:43 am
by kdxkawboy@aol.com
In a message dated 2003-05-23 4:50:59 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
deleeuwp@... writes:
>
>
> In regards to using straight water, I'm not sure that is a good idea,
> as one of the main purposes of glycol based additives, is to raise
> the boiling temperature of the coolant. This allows the coolant to
> get hotter without boiling off, something that is especially
> important to those of us who live in hot climates such as here in
> Arizona.
>
> Peter
>
>
Peter,
Coolant raises the boiling point, lowers the freezing point, but it also
significantly reduces the cooling capacity of the system. Plain water is much more
efficient at transferring the heat. Most you young pups weren't around when
antifreeze was put on the market so we didn't have to drain our engine blocks
on a cold night. I can remember the days when cracked blocks due to freezing
where common place. The purpose of coolant was not to improve the car's cooling
capacity, it was introduced to prevent frozen blocks.
Pat
G'ville, Nv
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radiator
Posted: Fri May 23, 2003 11:29 am
by RM
On Fri, 23 May 2003 kdxkawboy@... wrote:
>Coolant raises the boiling point, lowers the freezing point, but it also
>significantly reduces the cooling capacity of the system. Plain water is
>much more efficient at transferring the heat. Most you young pups weren't
>around when antifreeze was put on the market so we didn't have to drain
>our engine blocks on a cold night. I can remember the days when cracked
>blocks due to freezing where common place. The purpose of coolant was not
>to improve the car's cooling capacity, it was introduced to prevent
>frozen blocks.
I'll also add that antifreeze doesn't raise the boiling point very far.
What is it - 10 or 15 degrees F?