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Old 20 Jul 2007
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Hi Dave,
the engine was hot when it cut out, It looked dry by the time I tried to start it again coz of the heat, the ht cap does have the rubber bit so it must have been the heat that cured it, at least there was no lasting harm done, i'll try to pick up a front mudguard extender and see if that helps.
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how long were you riding through the water ??

Are you carb breathers hanging down near the rear shock ??
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None on you are even in the ballpark here...except Ted of course...who hit the answer dead center!
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That's a good description/reply Mollydog.

My TTR is sorted for that with an air filter fixed straight onto the carb replacing the breather tube to the carb diaphragm (the bit you describe for allowing atmospheric pressure to act on one side of said diaphragm).
Hence, for my bike, it is the spark plug as the first likely "culprit".
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Hi Guys,
Thanks for the further responses, I did wonder if it was something other than electrical because of the suspiciously easy restart, I've had a cast around on the forums and found an old thread about putting two "t" pieces in the breather tubes from the carbs and raising them ( Just as you suggest Patrick ) so I've been up the local aquarium shop - I don't think I looked like a typical customer -and got some tube etc and now the mod is done, only problem is it's stopped raining, when the local fords are down to a couple of feet deep then I'm going out on submarine duties! I'll definitely let you know how I get on, hopefully this is going to be a real before and after story. Ted, the section of flooded road was a good 80metres long, and it was after 10-20 seconds in the deepest part that she conked out.
Thanks again guys, I'll keep you posted.
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Water in the electrics is a plus point for a diesel.. all you have to do is keep your air intake dry.
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Also thought about carb breathers immediately (knowing the problem from KLR's CVK 41)
Also good to have a look at the fix used by most KLR owners. It uses a T - connector and branches the breather into two, one running up to tail and one down to side stand. The remainder of the original tube on the carb must run slightly up (towards carb). Water entering from whereever will always drain out at the bottom and not run into the carb.

If you search for KLR and T-mod you will probably find half a million pages with instructions
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That's a good description/reply Mollydog.

My TTR is sorted for that with an air filter fixed straight onto the carb replacing the breather tube to the carb diaphragm (the bit you describe for allowing atmospheric pressure to act on one side of said diaphragm).
Hence, for my bike, it is the spark plug as the first likely "culprit".

Hi Mike,
Glad to hear that you have things sorted and it would be good to see your pics - you have prompted me to try posting a pic; never done that up to now.

As I mentioned, my TT600R has a small air filter in place of the carb breather tube - it can just about be seen in my pic if I have done things right with the pic, just behind the engine and under the plastics (I've been practicing editing pics which I don't do too often) The air box is cut away as well, just under the seat so that is the "tide mark" for riding this particular bike in water!

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