Robert,
My comments in the body of your message marked by ***.
Best,
Jeff Saline
ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal
Airheads Beemer Club
www.airheads.org
The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota
75 R90/6, 03 KLR650
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On Sun, 13 May 2012 07:10:29 -0700 RobertWichert
writes:
> I am doing a major service on my 2006 KLR 650 for the first time, so
>
> naturally I have lots of questions that I hope you folks will be
> able to
> help me out with.
>
> 1) How do you wash an air filter? I have a Uni that the dealer
> put
> on a while ago. I have washed it about four times and ran out of
> Lemon
> Joy and it's still sticky. What do I do? Chemicals?
*** I would ask the dealer what they oiled the filter with and then use
what that manufacturer suggested. Failing that I'd probably try gas
outside in an as safe as you can make it environment. The I would use No
Toil filter oil so I wouldn't have that issue again. I'd clean No Toil
using No Toil cleaner or Oxi-Clean (only two cleaners I know that work)
in the sink or toilet or washing machine or dish washer or a big zip lock
bag or ....
> 2) What non-permanent silicone sealer should I use for the cam
> cover
> gasket? It looks like the dealer used something and the books and
> MarkNet all say to use something, but they don't say what to use.
> Any
> hints out there?
*** I would not use a silicone sealer. I use a very light smear of
Hylomar which is non hardening and won't clog oil passages. It will
easily wipe off in 10,000 more smiles whether that is 5 months or 5 years
later.
> 3) How does the oil filter work? The instructions are pretty
> straightforward: Take off the cover, take out the old filter, take
> out
> the pipe inside, oil up the new filter, put the pipe back in, put
> the
> new filter in, put the cap back on, don't over-torque the bolts on
> the
> cover. But there are some posts and forums that talk about "the
> spring". I have a spring, but it appears to be captured inside the
>
> pipe, captured by a pin. Is this a new design or something? And
> the
> schematic shows the "narrow end" going towards the engine, but how
> does
> it seal to the cover? Or does it?
*** The oil filter seals both ends of the tube. Oil goes in the outside
of the filter and then enters the tube through the holes in the middle of
the tube. If the filter is clogged oil pressure will build and
unfiltered oil will push the plunger in the end of the tube down enough
to allow oil to pass through the holes at the end of the tube, along the
outside of the tube inside the filter and then into the tube below the
plunger.
> DATA:
> Left Exhaust Right Exhaust
> Meas. 0.17 Meas. 0.18
> Shim 250 Shim 250
>
>
> Left Intake Right Intake
> Meas. 0.17 Meas. 0.16
> Shim 250 Shim 260
*** I work in inches as it's easier for me. It's the way "I" think.
Clearances are
Exhaust 0.15-0.25mm or 0.006"-0.010"
Intake 0.10-0.20mm or 0.004"-0.008"
So your data is...
> DATA in INCHES:
> Left Exhaust Right Exhaust
> Meas. 0.007" Meas. 0.007"
> Shim 250 Shim 250
>
> Left Intake Right Intake
> Meas. 0.007" Meas. 0.006"
> Shim 250 Shim 260
***shim size changes equal 0.002" per size change available.
So changing the two exhaust shims to 245 will give you 0.009" clearance
which is the best you can get.
Changing the left intake will put the clearance too wide so stay the
same. Change the right intake one shim size (use one of the exhaust
shims you are taking out) will give you 0.008" which is perfect.
> I have purchased two 245 shims for he exhausts from Fred. My dealer
>
> says everybody needs 245 shims and nobody has them. The dealer says
>
> "try later next week". What great service!
>
> If anybody has any good ideas for me, I'd love to hear them. I
> think
> I'm sort of "on hold" until the shims show up.
*** The last couple of times I've tried to get a 245 shim from my dealer
they didn't have them either. My suggestion is to try a BMW motorcycle
dealer and ask for the shim for a 1999 F650. Take a shim with you to
make sure you get a shim that is 29mm diameter and not one of the ones
that is 29.5mm in diameter. I've also been told a Ford car (I think it's
the Tarus) uses the same size shim but I've never checked to see for
sure.
If you are desperate you could take the shims to a machine shop and ask
them to surface grind it to 2.45mm or 0.0965" thick. Ask them to grind
on the side with the numbers on it. Then install and put the surface
ground side down when installing in the bucket. Use a 250 shim so they
are only grinding 0.002" off it. Then buy a 250 from the dealer to fit
the intake that needs a 250.
> Cheers!
>
>
> --
> Robert Wichert P.Eng. LEED AP BD&C
> +1 916 966 9060
> FAX +1 916 966 9068
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