thanks, mate! I would never have found this fuse. Mine doesn't look burned out, but the meter said it was bad. After replacement, everything works as it should. Many thanks again!
Glad it helped. I am actually on a ride right now in the U.S. South West. I am on my second Gen One KLR 650 but it looks exactly like the one in this video
A few years ago I bought a gen1 KLR that was partially rebuilt. I also noticed all the glass fuses. So I rewired the loom to use a fuse box with bladed fuses that I mounted on the inside of the RH front side cover frame. All the fuses are now in one place. It's been 5 years without problems
No problem. Glade it helped. I actually blew the engine on this KLR about a year ago. I got another just like it (same year and color) and I am going to start swaping parts out soon
Love the part at 9:00 , I'm trying to make my gen 1 KLR very easy to maintain on the road, with the least amount of disassembly, tools, and unique parts.
Thank you! My 2007 klr650 fan stopped working and I been looking for a video to tell me where the fuse was located, know I know. This video is the only one I found that helped me! You have a new follower now! From Brooklyn NY!👍🏾👍🏾
That's great, I'm glade it helped. I go crazy looking for fusses on my KLR. It took 3 of us to figure it out that day. My mom grew up in Brooklyn in the 1950's. I was there this past Feb. We went to a ice cream shop my duaghter found, I think it was "Stringy Ice Cream" or something like that
@@SDOTSLIM718 I'd replace the fuse anyway. The fan should engauge when the temp needle is stright up while ideling. If the temp keeps climbing and the fan never moves, the fan motor may be burned out or "Stuck"
Thanks for this video. I had my head lap go out and only saw the one fuse. I didn't realize the small black fuse box was a fuse at all. I just thought it was a regular connection. Off to the garage now to see if that is my issue with the lights.....
I have the same bike. I haven't had a fuse problem but I have had to replace the thermal switch at the bottom of the radiator twice. When that fan stops running you really have to keep air flowing over the engine.
I'm not sure if you saw my "Catastrophic Engine Failure" video about 6 months ago but I just bought a second Gen 1 exactly the same, and I'll start swaping parts out next week. I will take into account what you mentioned regarding the temp switch/sensor
And... It was the fuse. Looked like water damage, the fuse was corroded to the terminals, and one of the ends actually came off the glass fuse body when I tried to disassemble it.
@@mosnar87 that is great news. I love the KLR. I rode my from Santa Monica Ca to Chicago Il on Rt 66 last year, round trip. 5000 Miles in 3 weeks. One major issue that slowed me down was overheating. I am going to do the thermo bob and dohickey next week. Since my fan is working my KLR runs better but mot great in keeping it cool on long rides on hot days. I hope the thermo bob fixes that problem
I had that same fuse go bad not too long after I got my bike. I was on the 91 headed to Anahiem and had to lane split the whole way because it would overheat if I stopped moving lol. I've been fine since I replaced the fuse. I wouldn't recommend the higher amperage fuse, the fuses are designed to protect the rest of your system if something goes wrong
Agreed. If something (twig, bent rad shroud) jams the fan, it draws more current and will blow the fuse, alerting you to a problem. You replace the fuse, inspect, test, move on. (Bushings or brushes could be dirty or breaking down. Especially if no apparent fault is found and it keeps blowing fuses) If you replace the fuse with a higher rated fuse, your wiring becomes the fuse. The fan jams and instead of a convenient temp gauge telling you there’s a problem, instead you smell your wiring harness that just melted down, hopefully didn’t catch fire, but definitely immobilizes your bike.
Coolant doesn’t break down from overheating. That’s like saying water is not as wet after it’s been boiled. Top it up and go. Replace it on your regular maintenance schedule.
