strange water temp.

[Abbie]

Since mc shop is 40 miles away, is it ok to use ATF instead of fork oil? If so, what type? Thanks. Alan

[Devon]

Thinner than stock fork oil (softer suspension). Gives a very smooth action (less stiction) or so I've heard. Good for the seals and bushings. I might try it in the DRZ forks I have fitted to my KLR at the moment. Don't know which type, I think Dextron III is Dextron III. Devon tambera@... wrote:

>Since mc shop is 40 miles away, is it ok to use ATF instead of fork >oil? If so, what type? Thanks. Alan > > > >List sponsored by Dual Sport News at www.dualsportnews.com. List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html >Unsubscribe by sending a blank message to: >DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com . > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > >

[Zachariah Mully]

On Tue, 2004-06-22 at 13:05, Abbie wrote:

> Since mc shop is 40 miles away, is it ok to use ATF instead of fork > oil? If so, what type? Thanks. Alan

Sure you can. I use Mobil1 ATF in my KLX forks and it works great. I picked Mobil1 only because they list the vicoscity of it on their website, so I knew that it was going to be in the right neighborhood (and I'm not sure if oil weight is part of the Dextron/whatever ATF fluid specs, so it's possible that different brands of ATF have different weights). It turns out to be a little heavier than 10wt. Mobil 1 Synthetic ATF Viscosity, ASTM D 445 cSt @ 40 C 34 cSt @ 100 C 7.6 AMSOIL SHOCK THERAPY SUSPEN STL(5) STM(10) Kinematic Viscosity @ 100 C, cSt 4.38 7.33 Kinematic Viscosity @ 40 C, cSt 15.68 32.08 Z DC A5X A12X

[rsanders30117]

Your temperatures sound perfectly normal. During warm weather off road rides, at slow speed, my cooling fan will frequently cycle. I've wired an LED in parallel to the fan to indicate the fan is powered, which is pretty cool to watch it cycle about 5/8 temp reading. At low speeds & stress full riding, there simply isn't enough airflow to keep a KLR cool, which is why there's a fan. Making the mixture richer will help & allow the engine to run a bit cooler.

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "relemcke" wrote: > I bought a 98 KLR 650 last September and rode it a few times and > noticed the water temp. would be at six o'clock even when the air > temp was around 40 deg.F.. This year I have rode about a 1000 miles > and the guage from a cold start would go to 3/8 scale then dip back > to about 1/4 and stay there drivng mosltly country roads. At a stop > light it creeps up to 3/8, but when I am riding goes back to 1/4. > The other day I went for a slow ride in the woods and got the guage > to 5/8 and the fan came on, so to me it seems the guage is accurate. > So I spent the $32 and changed the thermostat and still have the same > situation. I have backed out the air mix screw 1 turn because of > backfire but it should not effect the temp at over 1/4 throttle . > Any ideas?? I live outside Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and might be willing > to host a doohickey festival.