Thanks to Tony, I have some great modifications that I'm going to make to help prevent a repeat of this problem if my kid takes his KLX swimming again.
I seem to have the water out of the engine, changed the filter and filled with oil, but even with a new plug, which had spark before installing, I still haven't been able to get the bike to fire up? I did find more water in the pipe and drained it. ShouldI drain the carb more? Itdid turn cold here -only in the upper 40s, so I was using the choke and it sounds like it wants to start but won't.
I do still have the top off of the aircleaner and the element off -and after cranking quite awhile I do get gas vapor smell and see a mist.
Anything else that I may have missed or will this just take a while?
Thanks everyone, Glen

 

At this point, I would drain the tank and carb completely and dump a little Seafoam in the fresh fuel.

 

Yes Tony is right, at the very least turn off the gas, drain the bowl using the allen head screw, and give it a try, probably fire right up.

 

Hey guys, I drained the carb float bowel again and found no H2O. However, I had another weird thing happen. I wondered if water could have gotten into the flywheel cover, so I took off the screw out plug, layed the bike down on that side and as typical, some gas spills out the carb, but I also had some of the "milk" oil come out that plug???. Is there a way for crankcase oil to get into the flywheel cover -maybe a vent or vent tube back track?? Can anyone let me know what this could be about -I'll pull the cover tonight after work.
Thanks, Glen

 

yes oil gets in there... i started my bike once with the access screws out and oil came out.... you just got alot of oil changes to do....

 

why did your son dump the bike if it stalled? unless leaning into a turn i can see how...but if your going in a straight line all ya have to do is put your feet down......[&:]

 

Eric, Thanks.
Should I loosen up the cover and let the oil drain out -it still seems weird that the design would allow oil to get near the flywheel?
My son dropped it because heis a new rider and panicked -he is about 5'-6" or so and about 130 llbs "wet", so the bike is still "big" to him. I did back off the preload on the rear shock and it lowered it enough that he can get his feet down to the ground.
Hopefully, I can gethis bike fired up tonight.
Thanks again, Glen

 

ah.... i see..... if your thinking chevy V8, about the oil and flywheel... not even close... just like the wet clutch, these motors are completely different... i wouldnt think you would need to take the flywheel cover off... but i have herd it taking like 8-10 oil changes to clear up water in the oil. Good luck.

 

Eric,
I wasn't thinking of my Z28... I had 2 stroke MX bikes in the 70's, but never a 4 stroke- but I guess the weird part to me is that the flywheel has the "alternator" right? and I didn't think oil and electricity went together.
When I change the oil, it's Ok to run for a short time to warm the oil and then change as many times as required to get clear oil right?
Do I have to change the filter every time?
Thanks again, Glen

 

cant answer all of those ?'s.... ive never sunk my bike....

mmmmmmmm ...Z28