transmission woes & welding

[mark ward]

IR Gun.....I like My "toys" Also. If you have the "TOYS" (tools) You can LEARN TO DO, just about anything. No Toys, Your just Sh** out of luck. (try changing a tire on a truck with out a Toy, (WRENCH)

--- On Sun, 3/3/13, achesley43@... wrote: From: achesley43@... Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Transmission Woes & Welding To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, March 3, 2013, 9:26 PM Well lo and behold. Today, I was buttoning up the KLR , putting on the brake peddle and right footpeg and felt the forward footpeg bolt go soft on me. Not a lot of pressure as I was using a speed wrench. So , pulled it all off again to look at the problem and is seem the nut that's attached in there came loose. So, I attempted to run a tap to see what it was about and not good. So, rolled the wire welder over to the side and attached the ground to the foot peg and tacked the footpegs pretty good to the centerstand bracket and then the bracket to the footpeg perch. Done deal. If ever need to, I can grind it off pretty fast. Even wire brushed it and a coat of cold galvanize on it. Now, filled with 50% anti freeze/water and oil. Fired up and ran till the fan came on a few times. Looks like the IR guns says about 205 when the fan kicks on and about 202 or as when it kicks off. Shooting it right at the thermoswitch on the radiator. Now, letting it cool to the touch and go check levels again before putting on the front water tank guard and a short test ride. Finally got to 60 degrees in my shop. LOL! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]