2010 Kawasaki KLR650 Owners Manual - Page 115
2010 Kawasaki KLR650 Manual
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MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENT 113 Spark Arrester Cleaning WARNING The muffler can become extremely hot during normal operation and cause severe burns. Since the engine must be running during this procedure, wear heatresistant gloves while cleaning the spark arrester. the drain plugs on the muf• Remove fler. A. Drain Plugs an open area away from combus• In tible materials, start the engine with • the transmission in neutral. Raise and lower engine speed while tapping on the muffler with a rubber mallet until carbon particles are purged from the muffler.
Spark Arrester Cleaning
WARNING
The
muffler
can
become
ex-
tremely hot during normal opera-
tion
and
cause
severe
burns.
Since the engine must be running
during this procedure, wear heat-
resistant
gloves
while
cleaning
the spark arrester.
•
Remove the drain plugs on the muf-
fler.
A. Drain Plugs
•
In an open area away from combus-
tible materials, start the engine with
the transmission in neutral.
•
Raise and lower engine speed while
tapping on the muffler with a rubber
mallet
until
carbon
particles
are
purged from the muffler.
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