klr painting question

[David Kleber]

I tried freeing mine up with no luck. I hosed the damn thing down with penetrating oil for 2 days straight and I couldn't get it to move at all. I'd recommend ordering the replacement. -Dave http://www.city-net.com/~davekle/ A8

----- Original Message ----- From: willy t wanker To: DSN_klr650@egroups.com> Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2000 2:44 AM Subject: [DSN_klr650] covered with cable lube again, cable stuck > trying to finish up getting ready to go to Idaho, and I saved the > hardest for last. > > Got the carb rotated, not easy. Got the cable out, even harder. Can > not seem to free up the cable, even though the plunger spring seems > quite strong. Can anyone offer a tip that might work? This is > getting frustrating, and the keyboard's getting covered with lube too. > > ps. Fred, do you have any choke cables? I have a feeling it might > need replacement. > > > > > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@... > Let's keep this list SPAM free! > > Visit our site at http://www.egroups.com/group/DSN_klr650 > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@egroups.com >

[billmonahan]

You didn't have enough patience, it sounds like. I've been pulling it back and forth and hitting it with WD from both ends *wanking it* if you will. It is coming loose. It now returns on spring power about one out of every two or three pulls, almost good enough. Once I eat my leftover pizza and finish my beer, I believe I'll have it freed up, at least well enough to go to Idaho and replace it when I get back, if I can't find one in the meanwhile. This job takes perseverance, that's for sure.

----- Original Message ----- From: "David Kleber" To: DSN_klr650@egroups.com>; "willy t wanker" Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2000 4:05 PM Subject: Re: [DSN_klr650] covered with cable lube again, cable stuck > I tried freeing mine up with no luck. I hosed the damn thing down with > penetrating oil for 2 days straight and I couldn't get it to move at all. > > I'd recommend ordering the replacement. > > -Dave > http://www.city-net.com/~davekle/ > A8 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: willy t wanker > To: DSN_klr650@egroups.com> > Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2000 2:44 AM > Subject: [DSN_klr650] covered with cable lube again, cable stuck > > > > trying to finish up getting ready to go to Idaho, and I saved the > > hardest for last. > > > > Got the carb rotated, not easy. Got the cable out, even harder. Can > > not seem to free up the cable, even though the plunger spring seems > > quite strong. Can anyone offer a tip that might work? This is > > getting frustrating, and the keyboard's getting covered with lube too. > > > > ps. Fred, do you have any choke cables? I have a feeling it might > > need replacement. > > > > > > > > > > > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > > Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@... > > Let's keep this list SPAM free! > > > > Visit our site at http://www.egroups.com/group/DSN_klr650 > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@egroups.com > > > >

[Fred Hink]

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----- Original Message ----- [b]From:[/b] billmonahan@... [b]To:[/b] DSN_klr650@egroups.com [b]Sent:[/b] Wednesday, August 02, 2000 7:44 PM [b]Subject:[/b] [DSN_klr650] covered with cable lube again, cable stuck ps.  Fred, do you have any choke cables?  I have a feeling it might need replacement.  [b]YA, I got those...[/b] [b][/b] 

[speedgray@aol.com]

Hello Listers: Has anyone on the list had any experience with painting the plastic panels on the KLR? I would think some type of flexible painting used on automotive soft bumpers might work. Comments would be appreciated. Thanks. Speed Gray, K8SG Grand Rapids, MI