my 89 is burning oil

[e.mccall22]

Hey guys, my wife just surprised me w/ a trip to the DR. Any ideas for places to rent bikes or places to do day rides on the island?

[E.L. Green]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "boulder_adv_rider" wrote:

> Richard - The only way to conclude anything is by measuring the > components. I'm going to assume you haven't bored this engine > already.

Indeed. The KLR is known for having weak rings. They can be worn out without looking rough or bad.

> provide the exact details. Of course, four leaking valve seals could > relieve your machine of a lot of oil but a quart in 100 miles is > extreme. It's nearly 1/2 the oil capacity. Anything is possible,

Valve seals would be my guess on that amount of oil too, given the symptoms he mentioned. Also, given that he already has it all apart, I'd go ahead and do the full job on it. Better to do it now than later, besides, it's an excuse to get a Schnitz Racing overbore kit into the beastie .

> compression components. Furthermore, have a look at the balancer > ecosysem while you're in there. As part of this inspect/clean the > oil screen on the clutch side. This screen clogging, a bad balancer > bearing and/or chain slack are silent engine killers. Specifically, > check the 3 gears with rubber dampening material for vitality. If > they're worn beyond reason, your balancer spring will be (unsafely) > slack. Also, measure the chain length as well. Again, follow the > service manual (straight forward) or email me.

Good point. The balancer system is certainly not a strong point of the KLR, and if you already have things apart, checking it out would decidedly be a good idea...