Kawasaki KLT200

[Trapperchris]

Picked up a sweet little trike yesterday. It has not been running for the last ten years. I run diesel oil down the cylinder to make sure it was all nice and lubed. I got it running good now. It idles great. For some reason it will only run for 10-15 mins before heating up really bad. Looking for all the help I can get.

Thanks for your time

[barnett468]

Howdy!



check the ignition timing.

make sure you have the right heat range plug.

if it has the stock muffler, remove it and try it. it might be partially plugged. removing it will make it run slightly leaner also so pay attention to slight pinging sounds in the engine.

post a photo of the spark plug.

do a compression test with the throttle wide open.

you might have to remove the top end and inspect it. its possible someone bored it out really far which is extremely unlikely, or the piston might be partially seized.

these bikes never, ever, overheat in stock form.

[Trapperchris]

Thanks for the advice. Got the trike from the original owner and its 100% stock. I'll get a pic of the bike and the plug posted this afternoon.

[barnett468]

ok cool, look forward to photos.

yank your muffler in the mean time if you can and tell us if it helps.

how do you know it's overheating?

[Trapperchris]

Well got the muffler pulled off and I put a air line into it and got no air flowing through. I knew it was over heating because the engine cover got so hot I could of fried a egg on it. Now I can't get the stupid thing to pump fuel. Thinking it needs a carb clean and I've never done one before.

[barnett468]

Well got the muffler pulled off and I put a air line into it and got no air flowing through. I knew it was over heating because the engine cover got so hot I could of fried a egg on it. Now I can't get the stupid thing to pump fuel. Thinking it needs a carb clean and I've never done one before.

OMG...You killed it...you basta...




heres a fuel pump photo. you can get nos parts in the link below.

http://www.xtremeusa.com/OEMpartfind...1982/070021C-7


you can check the suction hose going to the pump, it might have a crack. if the hose is good and it does have suction then your pump is likely bad. you can take off the hose that goes to the tank and put it in a can of gas to see if it will work or put your finger over the end of the hose from the tank while it is turning over and feel for suction. yiour tank might not be flowing, blow into the hose and listen for gas bubbles.

[barnett468]

you should also put a small clear plastic filter on the line from the tank to the pump to trap any rust or other stuff in the tank. you can also tell if its pumping this way.

if you fill the carb from the fuel line then reconnect it to the pump, you might get it started at which point it might have enough vacuum to operate the pump. you can also try shooting starting fluod or flammable brake clesner or wd40 in the vcarb to see if you can get it goin.

[Trapperchris]

That's easy to get at. I'll check if that's the problem. Personally I think it's in need of a carb clean but I don't know lol all I know is that the plug is dry when I checked. Lots of spark tho. Found that out the hard way

[barnett468]

That's easy to get at. I'll check if that's the problem. Personally I think it's in need of a carb clean but I don't know lol all I know is that the plug is dry when I checked. Lots of spark tho. Found that out the hard way

Well since it already ran fine it makes no sense to me that the carb is instantly bad for no reason the float would have to be stuck hard in the open position to prevent gas from entering it is highly unlikely the main jet would suddenly get plugged up.

[Trapperchris]

Would I just spray WD-40 from the air cleaner box into the carb to break it loose? Yes I already put a filter on the line from the tank. So if I fill the line going to the carb it may run?

Thanks for all the help

[Trapperchris]

What's your email address? I'll email you a video of it running if you'd like.

[barnett468]

What's your email address? I'll email you a video of it running if you'd like.

can you post it here or put it on youtube.com i do not have adobe flash player.

i actually did all the r and d development on thise a kawi so i'm kinda fond of them, lol.

[Trapperchris]

Would Facebook work for you cause I can't post it on here cause its to large

[barnett468]

i don't have faceplant. isn't it downloaded to a site you can post the link to?

i can pm you my email if you can't post a link here.

[Trapperchris]

Yes please PM your email that's the fastest and easiest for me

Thanks