KLR650 Engine Rebuild Photos and Questions! - Page 9

TheAnt · 04-02-2013, 03:14 AM

Greetings from South Africa Cape Town...

This has really been a very good read for me and by reading this I almost have the confidence to open up my baby for some TLC...

Enjoy your thumper and many a safe miles!

PS: Next part is to redo the plastics maybe?

wayne_l · 04-09-2013, 09:00 PM

thanks for the build pics and walk thru .Im having issues with chain guide placement on intake side .. do you have a clear pic of how it sits ?

i had the side guide tucked under the top screw in guide but didnt look right then i tried to have the side guide rest against the top but im too short in the chain like its keeping chain to tight . i cant get em above the cam sprockets .

Beezer · 04-09-2013, 11:02 PM

wayne... not sure what you are saying... is the tensioner out? did you take the spring out of the tensioner to reset it?

and rectangular... your tank has 2 tubes out the butt because its a California tank. they have a carbon canister thing that the "49 state" model doesn't have. looks like yer bodywork is a mix & match... that's OK

sounds like a success to me

Tsotsie · 04-10-2013, 04:42 PM

A nice write up- thank you.

A minor correction; the cam chain tensioner is not hydraulic, but a simple spring and ratchet.

TonezFL · 05-18-2013, 12:00 PM

Congrats! Nice thread, great pictures. I'll be using it as a resource to fix an '88.

rectangular · 05-19-2013, 10:56 AM

Awesome! I'm glad that this will be a good resource for people.

Quick update: Getting close to 900 miles on the rebuild! It's been running extremely smooth and hasn't burned any oil.

I sent an oil sample in to Blackstone on the last oil change at 500 miles for analysis. I think the results will be good.

04-09-2013, 11:02 PM	#123
Beezer Beastly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2004 Location: Anchorage, formerly Spenard (hub of the universe) Oddometer: 4,425	wayne... not sure what you are saying... is the tensioner out? did you take the spring out of the tensioner to reset it? and rectangular... your tank has 2 tubes out the butt because its a California tank. they have a carbon canister thing that the "49 state" model doesn't have. looks like yer bodywork is a mix & match... that's OK sounds like a success to me Beezer screwed with this post 04-09-2013 at 11:13 PM

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04-02-2013, 03:14 AM	#121
TheAnt n00b Joined: Oct 2011 Oddometer: 2	Greetings from South Africa Cape Town... This has really been a very good read for me and by reading this I almost have the confidence to open up my baby for some TLC... Enjoy your thumper and many a safe miles! PS: Next part is to redo the plastics maybe?

04-09-2013, 09:00 PM	#122
wayne_l Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2012 Oddometer: 120	thanks for the build pics and walk thru .Im having issues with chain guide placement on intake side .. do you have a clear pic of how it sits ? i had the side guide tucked under the top screw in guide but didnt look right then i tried to have the side guide rest against the top but im too short in the chain like its keeping chain to tight . i cant get em above the cam sprockets .

04-10-2013, 04:42 PM	#124
Tsotsie Semi-reformed Tsotsi Joined: Nov 2007 Location: Texas Oddometer: 779	A nice write up- thank you. A minor correction; the cam chain tensioner is not hydraulic, but a simple spring and ratchet.

05-18-2013, 12:00 PM	#125
TonezFL n00b Joined: Oct 2011 Location: Seattle Oddometer: 1	Congrats! Nice thread, great pictures. I'll be using it as a resource to fix an '88.

05-19-2013, 10:56 AM	#126
rectangular ^OP Adventurer Joined: Mar 2011 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Oddometer: 46	Awesome! I'm glad that this will be a good resource for people. Quick update: Getting close to 900 miles on the rebuild! It's been running extremely smooth and hasn't burned any oil. I sent an oil sample in to Blackstone on the last oil change at 500 miles for analysis. I think the results will be good.