i'm back! (for now)

[Robert Morgan]

Jeff good to hear from you. Glad your champin in school. We missed your input on some of the past years rhubarbs........same rhubarbs..different players. You gonna make it to Moab? If you can make it I'm sure we can find a bike for you to ride. I could use a good GPS lesson. Morgan

----- Original Message ----- From: Walker To: DSN_klr650@egroups.com> Sent: Monday, May 22, 2000 6:09 PM Subject: [DSN_klr650] I'm back! (for now) > Howdy Arne, Waaassuup? > > I have been so busy you couldn't believe. I was taking a total of 27 > credit hours at two different schools last term. I got to experience > first hand many really cool manufacturing processes in my area, and > do some really cool hands on engineering. I got to see plastic > injection molding, powdered metalurgy, titanium and zirconium > seamless tube manufacturing, the manufacture of nuclear fuel rod > assemblies at Siemens, and the worlds largest extrusion press. That > extrusion press is cool, just like the Play-Doh fun factory, with > solid aluminum billets. I also designed and made a precision > gyroscope that can balance for nearly six minutes when spun with a 24 > inch long cord. Cool stuff, I got to play with lathes, drill > presses, milling machines, a press, and a welder. Pretty fun stuff > that I wish I had in my garage at home. > > Currently I'm taking two classes, one of which is a programming > class. In a couple of weeks I'll start some more classes, one of > which I'm really looking forward to is Mechanical Engineering 470, > Machine Dynamics, which caps off the classes I took last term, > Machine Design and System Dynamics. > > Also, in a few weeks, I'm going to start my Senior Design Project. A > few of my compatriots and myself are going to be entering the Society > of Automotive Engineers Mini Baja contest. We have to design and > build and race in competitition a small offroad car. Check out this > site: http://www.sae.org/students/minibaja.htm > > Busy busy. Next fall I start an internship at PNNL, the Pacific > Northwest Nationional Laboratory, run by Battelle. Meanwhile, I have > to (FINALLY) rebuild my KLR motor. > > Jeff > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Failed tests, classes skipped, forgotten locker combinations. > Remember the good 'ol days > http://click.egroups.com/1/4053/5/_/911801/_/959044199/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@... > Let's keep this list SPAM free! > > Visit our site at http://www.egroups.com/group/DSN_klr650 > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@egroups.com > >

[Mark Wilson]

> Busy busy. Next fall I start an internship at PNNL, the Pacific > Northwest Nationional Laboratory, run by Battelle. Meanwhile, I have > to (FINALLY) rebuild my KLR motor. > > Jeff

Welcome back Jeffro, we kinda missed your intellectual commentary. I hope you get your KLR fixed soon. Whatcha gonna do to it?? Mark Wilson http://www.geocities.com/motormark64/ http://www.angelfire.com/mo/motormark/ KLR-650 A-13 "warthogg" XR250R "superfly" Stone Mountain, Ga ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

[Jeff Walker]

> Welcome back Jeffro, we kinda missed your intellectual commentary. > I hope you get your KLR fixed soon. Whatcha gonna do to it?? >

Thanks. As little as possible, I hope. I need to do the following: 1. Re-hone the cylinder and replace the rings, assuming that the piston and cylinder are within tolerances. 2. Re-lap the valves and replace the valve oil seals, again assuming everything is otherwise within tolerances. 3. Replace the timing chain, balancer chain, and all associated chain guides and parts. 4. Replace the clutch springs, assuming the clutch plates and friction disks still have some meat on them. 4. Repack the rear suspension pivot bushings. 5. Replace the fork seals. Maybe, just maybe I'll rebuild the carby too, but it seams to be working just fine, so I might just leave it alone. Of course there will be a ton of other things I've overlooked, and who knows what's what until I crack that case open. It couldn't have come at a worse time either, since I really need my bike for transport. But, I'm getting sick of adding 800 mL of oil every tankful of gas, and I have had to adjust the counter-balancer way too often lately, indicating that it is near worn out. I've been riding it every day though, and other than burning a lot of oil, it doesn't show any sign of letting me down. I was kind of hoping that it would last me through next spring when I graduate and buy myself a new bike as a graduation present, but I don't think it will make it that far. Jeff

[Mark]

At 11:45 PM -0700 5/23/2000, Jeff Walker wrote:

>But, I'm getting sick of adding 800 mL of oil every tankful of gas, and I >have had to adjust the counter-balancer way too often lately, indicating >that it is near worn out.

On a high-mileage KLR (20K or more), I found that the only way to be sure the tensioner is set properly is to remove the magneto cover and "witness" the adjusting process and maybe help it along with a nudge on the plate as the spring is week and maybe a tad longer than the available travel. At 42K on my A2 last month, the tensioner ran out of travel and I'll be needing to do some parts replacing soon (3-4K miles). Mark B2 (26Kmiles) A2 (42k miles, consuming some oil past the rings, but not nearly as bad as Jeff's)

[Mark McCoy]

Jeff: Good to have you back. Ever think of getting a salvage motor as a spare? Mark McCoy Jeff Walker wrote:

> > Welcome back Jeffro, we kinda missed your intellectual commentary. > > I hope you get your KLR fixed soon. Whatcha gonna do to it?? > > > Thanks. As little as possible, I hope. I need to do the following: 1. > Re-hone the cylinder and replace the rings, assuming that the piston and > cylinder are within tolerances. 2. Re-lap the valves and replace the valve > oil seals, again assuming everything is otherwise within tolerances. 3. > Replace the timing chain, balancer chain, and all associated chain guides > and parts. 4. Replace the clutch springs, assuming the clutch plates and > friction disks still have some meat on them. 4. Repack the rear suspension > pivot bushings. 5. Replace the fork seals. Maybe, just maybe I'll rebuild > the carby too, but it seams to be working just fine, so I might just leave > it alone. Of course there will be a ton of other things I've overlooked, > and who knows what's what until I crack that case open. It couldn't have > come at a worse time either, since I really need my bike for transport. > But, I'm getting sick of adding 800 mL of oil every tankful of gas, and I > have had to adjust the counter-balancer way too often lately, indicating > that it is near worn out. I've been riding it every day though, and other > than burning a lot of oil, it doesn't show any sign of letting me down. I > was kind of hoping that it would last me through next spring when I graduate > and buy myself a new bike as a graduation present, but I don't think it will > make it that far. > > Jeff > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > The world's largest musician community, with over 50,000 gear > reviews and over 15,000 pages of content, is a click away. > http://click.egroups.com/1/3737/5/_/911801/_/959150995/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@... > Let's keep this list SPAM free! > > Visit our site at http://www.egroups.com/group/DSN_klr650 > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@egroups.com

[Arne Larsen]

--- In DSN_klr650@egroups.com, " Walker" wrote:

> Howdy Arne, Waaassuup?

Waaaaassssssaaaaaabiiiiiiiii.......... =^)

> I have been so busy you couldn't believe..

Whooaaah!!! I read it. You're NOT kidding. Real; good to have you back. Cheers, Arne