KLR 650 Valve Check

[lsriley2]

Thanks for the tips, this is great to watch before opening the manual. The factory manual provides little when it comes to tips and tricks. This made the job that much easier.

[ClymerManuals]

Thanks for using our manual and mentioning Clymer in your description.

[ChaplainC]

Geez, That is a freaking LONG description!

Thanks a lot for this info, and the others. Good stuff!

Hey, by the way, it would help if you got yourself a tripod, some of the sections are so bouncy I could not see what you were talking about, and I need as much detail as I can as I am new to this bike. Thanks again! Really great info, thanks for your time and efforts!

[eldiegote788]

PLEASE TRANSLATE TO SPANISH LENGUAGE WITH SUBTITLES ,THIS VIDEOS ARE VERY HELPFUL.THANKS FOR THE VIDEO

[illegalPirates]

what are the signs of loose valves is it just chatter and what is the sign tht they are are to tight ?

[itsonlyafl3shwound]

hey dude do you put the silicone on 1 side only or on both sides?

[themomo6710]

You know your stuff! Did you ever replace a blown head gasket on a car?

[fixxitguy1]

Excellent video. Have you removed the carb before? I'd like to take mine off and clean it.

[ghotioutofh2o]

Yes, I have. Many times. It isn't too hard. I'll make a video when i take it off next time. Not sure when that'll be, though.

[radmanfel]

great video! thanks a lot for your work!! any suggestions on doing a 2007 with the little nubby thing between the rear bolts (how to get the head off)

[jigjag454]

Good video. It's too bad you couldn't put the camera on a tripod or get someone to hold the camera for you.

[MightyWizard1970]

Not selfish. God will aways bless.

[dograman]

good stuff bro...very brief...helped alot...keep up the good hand man.

[blindsleep]

Thank you for the maintenance tip videos

[ZMagic97]

Very good video! This helped clarify a few things since I'm doing the same thing on a Ninja 250, but the concept is close to the same.

[estrelladelnorte1308]

i have a question ...rigth at 1:25 you mentioned a temperature wire is that the gauge reading one? my klr always read hot but fan works when suposed to and i am not boiling the water you think i have a problem with that wire?

[ghotioutofh2o]

The wire I mention at 1:25 is the temp gauge wire, yes.

You likely have a short on that wire (to ground).

The fan runs off a different switch, which is on the bottom of the radiator on the left side of the bike. This is an analog switch (fan on, fan off).

[estrelladelnorte1308]

i take that back! it doesnt read always hot ,it warms up to top red and fan comes on, i havent boil the water like i said but i dont think this is normal for a 2003 with 14 hundred miles .any ideas?? aprettiate your help !!!

[ghotioutofh2o]

Possibly a bad (or on its way out) fan switch.

Does it do this even when you're moving, say, on the highway, or just letting it idle?

[MikSane]

i have a klr 250 and have not done the valves...they are supposed to all be between .008 and .009 inches, and that is the area between the cams looking identical on each side?? and the cams, the egg looking things are supposed to be pointed down??? i am a noooooob to engines!

[ghotioutofh2o]

If the 250 valve system is the same as the 650, then the .008 and .009" is between the cam and the valve shim when the cams (egg-shaped things) point AWAY from each other: exhaust pointing to the front of the bike and the intake point to the rear of the bike.

[thytum]

very nice ! thanks to share this with we all :)

[j77768z]

Great Video and thanks for doing it. I just did mine and they're now "slappy and happy". The only concern I had was accurately trying to determine the proper feeler gauge resistance. In the video it's mentioned as only a "slight resistance"... Well, that judgment of resistance can be very subjective. With a resistance window between .001in and .003in, I fear that I could have gone .001 over both, the intake and exhaust *max* ranges when trying to stay on the high side. Bike runs good though!

[ghotioutofh2o]

If you get to a leaf that you can't slide under the cam, try the next one smaller; if that on can slide underneath, that's your measurement.

Sorry for the laggy response time.

[Dp908]

I wanted one of these... but now I know why in all my years of riding and racing MX I NEVER had a 4 stroke.... so much for that.

[Daniel508]

Maybe it's a stupid question..=) But do I have to drain the engine oil before I start the valve check procedure?

I have a very little experience working on bikes =)

[ghotioutofh2o]

No, you do not need to drain the oil.

If you drop something down the engine, it might help to find it. But just don't drop anything. :-)

[Daniel508]

Okay, thanks a lot mate =)

[spuck1234]

how do you know when to check the valves

[ghotioutofh2o]

Every 6,000 miles, after the initial 500 mile check up.

There's a table in the owner's manual with maintenance intervals for reference.

[oparvez]

I should have also added that I appreciate you taking the time to do the video. VERY helpful.

[oparvez]

Kind of lost you at one point. It's where you figured out that the engine was not at TDC. So you said to remove the caps on the side cover with a large screw driver or quarter. But then it skips to checking the valve clearances. How did you get the engine to TDC?

[ghotioutofh2o]

Whoa, sorry, I didn't see this comment earlier. The video wouldn't have gone over the time limit if I had should that part.

In the description, there's a paragraph a little more than halfway down that describes what to do.

[copher1990]

do you have to check the valves every 500 miles??

[ghotioutofh2o]

No. If you have a new bike, you should check the valves at or around the 500 - 600 mile mark, then roughly every 6,000 miles.

[copher1990]

thanks!

[ghotioutofh2o]

No problem!

Glad I could help.

[drinkzzzz]

thanks so much for posting this, I kinda know my way around two strokes but four strokes have always been daunting and this has helped take the edge off a bit :P 5 stars

[kekahardr]

Thanks great detail, I wish I would have seen your video before my first shim replacement.

[hedlundk]

Thanks for giving back. I feel like I should pay you for that!

[ghotioutofh2o]

Well I certainly wouldn't turn down a donation!

[lunchlinger]

Thank you for your excellent video.  Very helpful.

[HunterMann]

Very helpful video! I appreciate that you have some grease on your hands too. I'm about to get my first KLR 650, doing a cross-USA ride in October

[Viguy]

Hey ghotioutofh20 Excellent Video!

Thanks for putting it together, Just looking at putting aside a weekend to work on my A17, and at 31,000 KMs figure checking out the valves would be good to do as well.

VIGUY

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