Wilsons Sandbox

#ygrps-yiv-1702889360 .ygrps-yiv-1702889360ygrp-photo-title { TEXT-ALIGN:center;WIDTH:75px;HEIGHT:15px;CLEAR:both;FONT-SIZE:smaller;OVERFLOW:hidden;} #ygrps-yiv-1702889360 DIV.ygrps-yiv-1702889360ygrp-photo { BORDER-BOTTOM:black 1px solid;BORDER-LEFT:black 1px solid;BACKGROUND-COLOR:white;WIDTH:62px;BACKGROUND-REPEAT:no-repeat;BACKGROUND-POSITION:center 50%;HEIGHT:62px;BORDER-TOP:black 1px solid;BORDER-RIGHT:black 1px solid;} #ygrps-yiv-1702889360 DIV.ygrps-yiv-1702889360photo-title A { TEXT-DECORATION:none;} #ygrps-yiv-1702889360 DIV.ygrps-yiv-1702889360photo-title A:active { TEXT-DECORATION:none;} #ygrps-yiv-1702889360 DIV.ygrps-yiv-1702889360photo-title A:hover { TEXT-DECORATION:none;} #ygrps-yiv-1702889360 DIV.ygrps-yiv-1702889360photo-title A:visited { TEXT-DECORATION:none;} #ygrps-yiv-1702889360 DIV.ygrps-yiv-1702889360attach-table DIV.ygrps-yiv-1702889360attach-row { CLEAR:both;} #ygrps-yiv-1702889360 DIV.ygrps-yiv-1702889360attach-table DIV.ygrps-yiv-1702889360attach-row DIV { FLOAT:left;} #ygrps-yiv-1702889360 P { PADDING-BOTTOM:3px;PADDING-LEFT:0px;PADDING-RIGHT:0px;CLEAR:both;OVERFLOW:hidden;PADDING-TOP:15px;} #ygrps-yiv-1702889360 DIV.ygrps-yiv-1702889360ygrp-file { WIDTH:30px;} #ygrps-yiv-1702889360 DIV.ygrps-yiv-1702889360attach-table DIV.ygrps-yiv-1702889360attach-row DIV DIV A { TEXT-DECORATION:none;} #ygrps-yiv-1702889360 DIV.ygrps-yiv-1702889360attach-table DIV.ygrps-yiv-1702889360attach-row DIV DIV SPAN { FONT-WEIGHT:normal;} #ygrps-yiv-1702889360 DIV.ygrps-yiv-1702889360ygrp-file-title { FONT-WEIGHT:bold;} On Tue, 26 Nov 2013 16:10:58 -0800 (PST) chris kelly writes:   My 2004 was run with a non functioning oil pump (a year ago it was a non functioning water pump) and I'm wondering if 685 kits is  way to repair the damage caused by these 2 failures. Bike has 35,000 miles   you may think you can, & you make think you can't... and you're right!! <><><><><><> <><><><><><> Chris,   The issue will probably not be with the piston/cylinder.  It will probably be catastrophic damage to the exhaust cam and head as a minimum.  The fix will be a new head and cams.   Only way to know for sure is to inspect the cams and head journals.   Best, Jeff Saline The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650 . . . . . .     ____________________________________________________________ [b]LifeLock® Fraud Services[/b] LifeLock® Credit Alerts For Fraud Protect Against Identity Fraud. LifeLock.com

Anyone here familiar with the type of vacuum pump that removes oil from a tank via suction?...I'd like to buy a quality piece online...where can I find such a beast?   I'm wanting to remove the oil from my KTM 950 Adventure's dry sump tank by pulling it out rather than removing the left fuel tank to gain access to that tank's drain plug.  yeah, call me lazy but I figure it will be easier to go in through the oil tank fill hole and suck the oil out of the tank   FWIW, I've heard of other KTM Adventure owners doing this but I never paid attention to the threads (on ADVRider) where to purchase this type of pump, and know there's a diverse gene pool here, thinking some know of this pump or maybe use one for themselves on another application    I figure it's easier for me to ask and post here than to log onto ADVRider.  Feel free to respond to me off list or here.  FWIW, I've never changed the oil on this bike.  The PO did a fresh oil change shortly before I bought it, yet now's the time to R&R the oil and I'd like to have my steed ready in the event we have good weather at the end of next month & I'm able to get away for the stagecoach RTE http://thelastrideoftheyear.com/   TIA     Best,     Jake Reddick Fla. "Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the Government take care of him had better take a closer look at the American Indian" - Henry Ford   http://www.flickr.com/photos/26137108@N04/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/26137108@N04/sets/72157624498770621/