week-end experiments

[Dave Spence]

Hey, my new (to me) A16 came with a K+N air filter. I've never had one... how do I clean this thing? Do I have to buy K+N's rechage kit or can I use something from under the kitchen sink? Thanks in advance _________________________________________________________________ Don't just Search. Find! http://search.sympatico.msn.ca/default.aspx The new MSN Search! Check it out!

[Blake Sobiloff]

On Jun 3, 2006, at 3:16 PM, Dave Spence wrote:

> Hey, my new (to me) A16 came with a K+N air filter. I've never had > one... > how do I clean this thing? Do I have to buy K+N's rechage kit or > can I use > something from under the kitchen sink?

Personally I'd toss it and buy a Uni foam filter, since a lot of folks get poor filtration with K&N (and similar oiled cotton gauze filters). It's hard for a lot of folks to get the right amount of oil on them. Too much oil and you choke the engine; too little oil and it'll let in a lot of dirt. Anyway, to answer your question: There are several brands of spray cleaner (K&N and others) that work well to dissolve the existing oil. I've used K&N and Uni brand spray cleaners. I haven't tried other cleaners. To re-oil, I've always used K&N's spray oil. -- Blake Sobiloff http://sobiloff.typepad.com/blakeblog/> http://sobiloff.typepad.com/klr_adventure/> San Jose, CA (USA)

[Norm Keller]

Blake posted:

>Personally I'd toss it and buy a Uni foam >filter, since a lot of >folks get poor filtration with K&N (and >similar oiled cotton gauze >filters). It's hard for a lot of folks to get >the right amount of >oil on them.

Good point, Blake, correct oiling is crucial and any sort of rigid filter which cannot be squeezed to evenly disperse oil can be difficult to prepare. Regardless of the filter one uses, it must be serviced properly and installed properly. I recommend the practice of wiping the area downstream of the filter to identify material which may be getting past the filter. A clean, light coloured rag will show up dirt very readily and so warn one that dirt is getting into the intake tract. In the short term this is bad news. In the long term then engine will wear out far before it would normally be expected to do. FWIW Norm

[Don S]

That makes some sense Mike. But when you roughly calculate the change in diameter and relative circumference, it works out to approx. 5.26% less. Therefore, if you apply 5.26% against gps measured speed of 53 mph, that should only equate to 2.756 mph increase in speedo error. Where would the other 12.244 mph increas in error come from? I would guess either an eternally optomistic speedo and/or a stiff tail wind on a long downhill run. Don S. wannabsmooth1 wrote:

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Don S wrote: > > > Harry > > Pardon my skepticism, but to get 68 mph at 4000 rpm, you'd need a freaking 30" rear wheel and it would take half the day to get to that speed. My GPS indicates 53 mph at 4000 rpm in stock form. How does changing a front wheel cause higher gearing? It sounds to me that you may have a wildly optomistic speedometer. > > Don > > Well, we all know the KLR650 speedo is already optimistic, tight? Then, put a 18" front wheel that will be spinning up much faster for the same engine rpm.......... all the best, Mike --------------------------------- Be a chatter box. Enjoy free PC-to-PC calls with Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Ronald Criswell]

I agree on changing to a UNI. I didn't like or trust the K&N after riding in dusty conditions and it started smoking. Criswell

On Jun 3, 2006, at 5:53 PM, Blake Sobiloff wrote: > On Jun 3, 2006, at 3:16 PM, Dave Spence wrote: >> Hey, my new (to me) A16 came with a K+N air filter. I've never had >> one... >> how do I clean this thing? Do I have to buy K+N's rechage kit or >> can I use >> something from under the kitchen sink? > > Personally I'd toss it and buy a Uni foam filter, since a lot of > folks get poor filtration with K&N (and similar oiled cotton gauze > filters). It's hard for a lot of folks to get the right amount of > oil on them. Too much oil and you choke the engine; too little oil > and it'll let in a lot of dirt. > > Anyway, to answer your question: There are several brands of spray > cleaner (K&N and others) that work well to dissolve the existing > oil. I've used K&N and Uni brand spray cleaners. I haven't tried > other cleaners. To re-oil, I've always used K&N's spray oil. > -- > Blake Sobiloff > http://sobiloff.typepad.com/blakeblog/> > http://sobiloff.typepad.com/klr_adventure/> > San Jose, CA (USA) > > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/ > klr650_data_search.html > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > >