ready to install galfer brake pads

[James L. Miller Jr.]

I know it's a bad day to ask for information, as most of you being out riding but here goes. As some of you might know, I'm having trouble shifting and the motor seems to warm up faster than I'd like. It doesn't go into the red, but has no problem hitting the upper side of the 2/3rds on slow roads. It never had that problem before the rebuild. QUESTION: would a loose spark plug have something to do with the temperature increase? That's all I've found so far. I'm checking temp sender, new thermostat is going to get replaced with old one (I knew it works fine) and re-assemble it tomorrow. The shifting problem was caused by an overzealous application of loctite. Too much loctite on the little cam that holds it in gear, seeped out and wouldn't let the cam fully contact the goofy looking cog on the end of the shifting drum. I noticed that as soon as I removed the clutch basket. That's fixed and redone with a bit of loctite, not the whole bottle. Please let me know what you think about the heating and spark plug deal. Thanks millerized (taking it easy on the loctite today)

[david gay]

It seems possible that a loose sparkplug could produce a lean mixture, that would increase the heat. During the rebuild, did you shave the head, or otherwise raise the compression ratio? How about air leaks between the carb and head? Just a couple of thought, Dave --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! News - Today's headlines [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[citizenkain2002]

Hi Folks, liquid cooled engine - remember ? I guess our friend should walk through his checklist again. Air bubble in the cooling system - or even worse - one BIG bubble would be a frightening possibility and an unvoluntarily jump over the handle bars the end of the next ride.

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., david gay wrote: > > It seems possible that a loose sparkplug could produce a lean mixture, that would increase the heat. During the rebuild, did you shave the head, or otherwise raise the compression ratio? How about air leaks between the carb and head? > > Just a couple of thought, Dave > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! News - Today's headlines > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[RM]

On Sat, 14 Sep 2002, James L. Miller Jr. wrote:

>As some of you might know, I'm having trouble shifting and the motor >seems to warm up faster than I'd like. It doesn't go into the red, but >has no problem hitting the upper side of the 2/3rds on slow roads. It >never had that problem before the rebuild.

Check the carb-to-engine interface for vacuum leaks.

[Steve Green]

Jim, You did not give much info, but here goes: Does you rad fan come on? If not check that the radiator is properly grounded so that the sender unit can complete the fan circuit. There could be other reasons the fan is not coming on also. I do not think the loose sparkplug would make your bike overheat unless it shot out of the engine, punctured the gas tank and the bike caught fire. Yes that definitley could cause and overheat. Steve G --- In DSN_klr650@y..., "James L. Miller Jr." wrote:

> I know it's a bad day to ask for information, as most of you being > out riding but here goes. > > As some of you might know, I'm having trouble shifting and the

motor

> seems to warm up faster than I'd like. It doesn't go into the red, > but has no problem hitting the upper side of the 2/3rds on slow > roads. It never had that problem before the rebuild. > > QUESTION: would a loose spark plug have something to do > with the temperature increase? > > That's all I've found so far. I'm checking temp sender, new > thermostat is going to get replaced with old one (I knew it works > fine) and re-assemble it tomorrow. > > The shifting problem was caused by an overzealous application of > loctite. Too much loctite on the little cam that holds it in gear, > seeped out and wouldn't let the cam fully contact the goofy looking > cog on the end of the shifting drum. I noticed that as soon as I > removed the clutch basket. That's fixed and redone with a bit of > loctite, not the whole bottle. > > Please let me know what you think about the heating and spark plug > deal. > Thanks > millerized > (taking it easy on the loctite today)

[Krgrife@aol.com]

In a message dated 9/14/02 10:27:23 AM Pacific Daylight Time, millerized_2000@... writes:

> As some of you might know, I'm having trouble shifting and the motor > seems to warm up faster than I'd like. It doesn't go into the red, > but has no problem hitting the upper side of the 2/3rds on slow > roads. It never had that problem before the rebuild.

Did you make sure that the thermostat (if removed) was reinstalled with the little hole at the top? Also newly rebuilt engines will sometimes run a little hot until broken in. Another possibility is a small vacuum leak that would give you a lean mixture which runs hotter. Kurt Grife

[ron criswell]

I actually had an old BSA (250 cc predecessor to the Victor and looked like one) a long time ago (late 60's) that shot the spark plug out and hit me in the leg. It was well used shall we say. I should have kept it and restored it. Only one like it I have ever seen. Criswell Steve Green wrote:

> Jim, > > You did not give much info, but here goes: > > Does you rad fan come on? If not check that the radiator is properly > grounded so that the sender unit can complete the fan circuit. > > There could be other reasons the fan is not coming on also. > > I do not think the loose sparkplug would make your bike overheat

[philipnoyb]

Great site with pics for front / rear ! http://www.finishlinewest.com/klr_project.htm philip

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "davidlwilhite" wrote: > I just received my 'Green' Galfer brake pads and SS brake line from > Fred yesterday (very fast shipping). I didn't catch anything in the > archives regarding any suggestions or precautions when installing > these. > > Does anybody have any 'Tips and Suggestions'? What about breaking > them in? > > > TIA