water pump question.

[Mike Kwas]

Hey, I just wanted to respond and say thanks to the guys who took the time to respond to my dilemma about installing LED blinkers onto my 06 KLR. You guys know who you are. After installing the blinkers, I also installed an off the shelf diode kit for metric bikes. Once this was completed, all I needed was the correct electronic flasher. I found one from a Street Rod company called Hotronics out of Garden Grove, CA. This was a two prong item with an additional ground wire. The flasher plugged right into my stock wiring harness and then the ground wire was located to one of the radiator support brackets on the frame near the flasher. All this is still hidden under the gas tank and looks like it came that way. Everything seems to be working fine and I'm back on the road again with some sporty looking, brighter, LED blinkers instead of the big and bulky stock units. Thanks again guys for the support. Mike K. North Texas

[achesley43@ymail.com]

Well, I was never really happy with my LED set up, but did get it working pretty good with separate indicating LEDs on the panel. Except when the bike was hot after a good run on a hot day. When engaging the signal lites, the lite would just stay on and flicker. After it would cool off, all working normal. A few days ago, when I had about 220 on the tank of gas, still having to baby that left shoulder a bit ) I pulled it off and relocated the flasher module to the gooseneck area and tie wrapped it to the brake line coming up there. 100 miles later , running in 100 degree weather or in town with the fan running, it's all good. Works like it's spose to , every time.

[revmaaatin]

Its the KLR twilight zone-- In a time unknown and a place faraway, our beloved, diligent KLR reporter-AKA Andy C., answers the y2006 question some 46,438 post(s) later than the original... or Andy has got some good stuff for that shoulder and a lot of time on his hands. shrug Sleep well KiLeRista's: we are well served by diligence and humor. revmaaatin. who is perched on a hill observing the arriving KoolAid drinkers gather in the Chromed Holy City.

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "achesley43@..." wrote: > > Well, I was never really happy with my LED set up, but did get it working pretty good with separate indicating LEDs on the panel. Except when the bike was hot after a good run on a hot day. When engaging the signal lites, the lite would just stay on and flicker. After it would cool off, all working normal. > A few days ago, when I had about 220 on the tank of gas, still having to baby that left shoulder a bit ) I pulled it off and relocated the flasher module to the gooseneck area and tie wrapped it to the brake line coming up there. > 100 miles later , running in 100 degree weather or in town with the fan running, it's all good. Works like it's spose to , every time. >

[Jud]

Thanks for weighing in, gents. Greg reports that he has the bike to a local shop that has the part, so it would appear the problem is solved.

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, RobertWichert wrote: > > Well, if it gets catastrophically worse, he will know it, eh? > > I suppose the issue is he might be a long way from help. > > If he can identify the part and have it sent to someone along his route > (a shop, perhaps) that might ease his worries. > > I have had catastrophic seal failures on many pumps of many kinds, but > never on a KLR 650. I can't even figure out where that might happen, > but I suppose it could. In every case the catastrophic seal failure did > not take the pump out of service but rather resulted in a lot of > leakage. Assuming you have water to add, you can keep going. Without > water, you will be hot, hot, hot. Leakage flow rate is limited by the > size of the hole and the differential pressure of course. Letting it > cool down lowers the pressure, as does removing pressure caps. These > are emergency bandaid measures, of course. If the leakage could get > into the oil, that's a separate issue, and another concern entirely. > > If it was me, I'd stop at the next shop if it was more than an > occasional drip. If the level is going down, I'd try to deal with it as > soon as possible. > > Just my two cents... > > > Robert Wichert P.Eng. LEED AP BD&C > +1 916 966 9060 > FAX +1 916 966 9068 > > > > > > > > =============================================== > > On 7/26/2013 8:13 AM, Jud wrote: > > > > My friend greg saunders writes from Alaska to report what sounds like > > a leaky mechanical seal. Right now it is just weeping coolant. His > > question is, is he probably okay riding it home to Minnesota while > > keeping a close eye on his coolant level, or can these things get > > catastrophically worse in a hurry? > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >