[dsn_klr650] power loss follow up

[Mark]

At 10:16 PM -0600 7/05/2000, Skip Faulkner wrote:

>> Listers, >> >> A week or so ago I posted a request for advice regarding a sudden power >> loss on my 99 KLR. With about 800 miles on a Dynojet/Supertrapp/K&N >> upgrade, it all of a sudden wouldn't rev past 5K. I discovered the cause >> to be a small tear in the carb diaphragm. >Bryan, > I`m going over some backlogged posts and wanted to respond. > I doubt that intake volume through the carb caused the tear. More than >likely it was pinched when you installed the jet kit. The carb cover is very >tricky to install without pinching the diaphragm. If one little edge is >caught, it will eventually tear. I know from experience. > >Skip

One thing I noticed is that the cover goes on easy if the outside air temperature is about 80F or higher. At colder temps, the diaphragm is reluctant to stay in the groove and getting the cover on correctly becomes a difficult task. No more needle adjustments in the winter for me. Mark B2 A2