leaking gas tank

[Henry (Terry) Brigham]

Hello Bum. The stock late model jet needle ( I don't know the year modified ) doesn't have grooves in it to accommodate a cir-clip. It just has a little cap that holds it centered in its white plastic holder. That's why you need the little brass spacer, to center the needle. I think the replacement needle comes out of the KLX but since I don't have a parts book for that model, I cant be sure. Call your local friendly Kawasaki dealer and ask him. It is still a good part number I do know that. Yours, Terry

[murfalert]

Probably an old topic for you all- but. I just sold my '00 R1 and bought a '00 KLR (Family Truckster). It was original with 750 miles so I put on a Supertrapp, drilled the heck out of the airbox, and put in a Dynojet kit. I put in the large main and put the needle in the middle (live in Montgomery, AL by the way at 150' above sea level). Sound right? Seems right. I also ordered a 16t countershaft to match with the 43 rear. However, it seems I've seen messages about a 39t stock rear. Did they change at some point? I also put on an Emigo trunk. Now have a top speed (still with stock gearing) of 100mph. Is that the best I can expect? Love the bike. After 15,000 miles on an R1 this thing feels like a Cadillac that corners. In my test corner I can maintain the same speed on the Truckster that I could on the R1, though I'm sure that at fast corners there is no comparison. For real world this thing seems hard to beat. In the past 5 years I've owned 6 other street bikes of the sport nature and this thing is the cheapest, most comfortable, most fun at real world speeds, and will probably be the warmest this winter. I waited too long. Murf

[Kevin]

What jetting are people running with a Supertrapp ISD2 pipe? I have 13 discs in and the quite baffle. Thanks 2TD

[david gay]

I'm running the quiet baffle with only 8 discs,even then it's far from quiet, but I have also have the airbox box snorkle removed and 5- 1"holes drilled in the box, on top. I'm running the air-screw out 3 turns, 42 pilot jet, 4 - 5mm washers under the needle and a 155 main. I also drilled the hole in the slide to 1/8". I have excellent throttle responce and no lean-surge, which I finally cured when I went to the 155 main. I'd try closeto this for a start,but with a 160 main. Hope this help[s, Dave A12 Kevin wrote:What jetting are people running with a Supertrapp ISD2 pipe? I have 13 discs in and the quite baffle. Thanks 2TD 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 . Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Chris Krok]

> From: "tammy@..." > Subject: Re: cooling system weirdness, and jetting... > I'm running a Big Gun race pipe air box cutout and a 156 Main, > as it gets really hot out say 90's 100's I'll go with a 158 Main and > I'll still get 48mpg at them speeds with the same temp's

You can actually go _down_ a jet size when the air gets hotter, as it's not as dense. Krokko -- Dr. J. Christopher Krok John Lucas Adaptive Wind Tunnel Caltech MS 205-45, Pasadena, CA 91125

[vikingsounds]

I just replaced my 2006 klr stock pipe with a Big Gun exhaust and i am looking re jet with a Dynojet kit. looking for help. any websites the klr community can direct me towards? thanks in advance.

[hjogden]

Looking for a little advice on my KLR600 (same carb as yours). I just finished changing the valve stem seals which started to leak, I think, because it ran too hot last fall. I bought the bike from someone who didn't know a lot about it and who rode it very little due to many problems. It came with a Supertrap with 6 disks and a K&N pod. Carb had a 138 main which turned out to be a Dynojet 138 (apparently equivalent to about a 145 Keihn, although I didn't know at the time) and stock needle setting. It was very hard to start and seemed to run OK but got very hot. Late fall, I bought a used carb from a member of this list. It was nice and clean and completely stock (Keihn 138 main). The bike ran very poorly with it. I consulted the Dynojet website and put in a Dynojet 150 (similar to Keihn 165) and turned out the pilot screw from 1.5 turns to 3 turns. I did't buy their needle, instead, raised the one I had .020". It was then easy to start and would run well except just above idle where it would hickup a bit, however the plug was white over the whole range of throttle openings. Then, I raised the needle with .070" of shims and backed the pilot screw to 3.75 turns (it won't come out too much more before it just drops out). It is now running well and is easy to start but the plug shows no color on repeated plug chops. Finally I removed 1 of the 6 plates from the Supertrap - no improvement. I don't want to have to replce more valve stem seals. Can anyone give me any advice on what I should try next? How much larger should I go on the main?, How much higher on the needle? Are bigger idle jets available? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Hal in Halifax

[Jeff Saline]

On Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:15:24 -0000 "hjogden" writes:

> Looking for a little advice on my KLR600 (same carb as yours).

SNIP

> > Any help would be appreciated. Thanks > > Hal in Halifax

<><><><><><> <><><><><><> Hal, Below is a post I sent to the list about 2 years ago. If the website I reference is still available it may be of help to you. As just a short suggestion... start with wide open throttle and the main jet. Once you get that right then work on the needle position. Finally work on the pilot jet for the idle. I've got zero experience with the aftermarket exhausts so I can't give you any suggestions other than put the stock exhaust back on the bike. : ) Sorry. Good luck with your hunt for a well tuned carb. Best, Jeff Saline ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650, 79 R100RT <><><><><><><><><><><> <><><><><><><><><><><> --------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jeff Saline To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 13:42:39 -0700 Subject: [DSN_KLR650] On Line CV Carb Tuning Guide Message-ID: Listers, This website was just discussed on another list. Since our KLRs have CV carbs some of you may be interested in this site. I thought it was very interesting how they tune from the top down. http://www.factorypro.com/tech/carbtune,CV,lower_rpm_engines.html Best, Jeff Saline ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650, 79 R100RT

[Greg May]

Hi Hal, can't really be of much help with specific jet sizes with a KLR carb, mine at this point is still stock but one thing to be aware of and I hope this is accurate, someone else on the list or a search of the web should be able to confirm it, but anyway plug color unless it's black and sooty of course isn't much help when you are dealing with todays unleaded gas. I'm not sure if it's the lack of lead or something else but my understanding is as long as the plug isn't black with soot it will simply be light grey. What this means I is unless you have someway to analyze the exhaust you are stuck with trial and error and seat of the pants testing. Not much help I'm afraid....have a great day....Greg hjogden wrote: Looking for a little advice on my KLR600 (same carb as yours). I just finished changing the valve stem seals which started to leak, I think, because it ran too hot last fall. I bought the bike from someone who didn't know a lot about it and who rode it very little due to many problems. It came with a Supertrap with 6 disks and a K&N pod. Carb had a 138 main which turned out to be a Dynojet 138 (apparently equivalent to about a 145 Keihn, although I didn't know at the time) and stock needle setting. It was very hard to start and seemed to run OK but got very hot. Late fall, I bought a used carb from a member of this list. It was nice and clean and completely stock (Keihn 138 main). The bike ran very poorly with it. I consulted the Dynojet website and put in a Dynojet 150 (similar to Keihn 165) and turned out the pilot screw from 1.5 turns to 3 turns. I did't buy their needle, instead, raised the one I had .020". It was then easy to start and would run well except just above idle where it would hickup a bit, however the plug was white over the whole range of throttle openings. Then, I raised the needle with .070" of shims and backed the pilot screw to 3.75 turns (it won't come out too much more before it just drops out). It is now running well and is easy to start but the plug shows no color on repeated plug chops. Finally I removed 1 of the 6 plates from the Supertrap - no improvement. I don't want to have to replce more valve stem seals. Can anyone give me any advice on what I should try next? How much larger should I go on the main?, How much higher on the needle? Are bigger idle jets available? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Hal in Halifax --------------------------------- Instant message from any web browser! Try the new Yahoo! Canada Messenger for the Web BETA [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Jeff Saline]

TOP POSTED The link I sent earlier didn't work. I believe this link is to the same info I was referencing earlier. I suggest folks save it before it disappears again. http://www.oregonvintage.com/CVCarbTuning.pdf Best, Jeff Saline ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650, 79 R100RT <><><><><><><><><> <><><><><><><><><> On Sun, 6 Apr 2008 14:45:07 -0600 Jeff Saline writes:

> On Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:15:24 -0000 "hjogden" > writes: > > Looking for a little advice on my KLR600 (same carb as yours). > > SNIP > > > > > Any help would be appreciated. Thanks > > > > Hal in Halifax > <><><><><><> > <><><><><><> > > Hal, > > Below is a post I sent to the list about 2 years ago. If the > website I > reference is still available it may be of help to you. > > As just a short suggestion... start with wide open throttle and the > main > jet. Once you get that right then work on the needle position. > Finally > work on the pilot jet for the idle. > > I've got zero experience with the aftermarket exhausts so I can't > give > you any suggestions other than put the stock exhaust back on the > bike. : > ) Sorry. > > Good luck with your hunt for a well tuned carb. > > Best, > > Jeff Saline > ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal > Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org > The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota > 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650, 79 R100RT > <><><><><><><><><><><> > <><><><><><><><><><><> > --------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Jeff Saline > To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com > Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 13:42:39 -0700 > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] On Line CV Carb Tuning Guide > Message-ID: > > Listers, > > This website was just discussed on another list. Since our KLRs > have CV > carbs some of you may be interested in this site. I thought it was > very > interesting how they tune from the top down. > > http://www.factorypro.com/tech/carbtune,CV,lower_rpm_engines.html > > Best, > > Jeff Saline > ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal > Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org > The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota > 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650, 79 R100RT