Well Sprocky, I THOUGHT I paid about $10 for it. Show what my thoughts are worth. Ya I looked around and cheapest from Honda (surprisingly) was $18. I hear you about the hoses I about had a heart attack when I bought the hoses only and its was $119! And you gotta love a $30 thermostat. They are proud of their stuff man.

Maybe these guys will sell ya just sell the Y if you ask. But then again even if they will, its a used one... how much life will it have left?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1990-...Q5fAccessories

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/honda...Q5fAccessories

Good luck with the hoses, I just bit the bullet on that one and bought 'em

 

Hell even if the thing only gives you a couple of years for 10 bucks, whattahell...........
Oh and Michael, the thermostat comes from the Honda Civic and others - see my stuff in alternative parts - should be around 4 dollars..................

 

^^ Good point, steve. I'm sure they make an auto "Y" that would work if you can find one. Coolant hoses, too. They only come in so many sizes...
Save your "honda" dollars for the stuff you can't get anywhere else...

 

I know I need to replace my hoses too. mine has a smell of burning coolant but there are no leaks. Another Hurricane owner told me there were a couple of O rings somewhere that go bad causing the smell. I have just learned to live with it for now since there are no leaks. ANybody know about the O rings??

 

Take your fairings off and check from cold. If you can't find leaks when the engine is warm it must be leaking from somewhere near to something that gets hot quickly or you're just not looking hard enough. O rings that may leak are either located on the water pump body or the two top end outlets that come out either side of the cylinder head. It should be pretty obvious if these are leaking but I wouldn't put them as prime suspects. They're big.
The radiator is the other suspect if you can't find anything. Rads can develop minute leaks when they get old but heat build up can evaporate liquids fast enough for them to be undetectable with the naked eye. Check the filler cap too.

 

Sheesh! That figures. I'll have to check into that. I about came over the parts counter when the guy told me price & tax.... haha

 

I can't help saying I told you so but....... nah.... I'm not goin to say it.
It's funny how you've all gone.... f'kin skin flint.... what's a few dollars for the sake of new pipes and then actually checked to see what wallet releif Honda are offering. Like I said.... nah..... I won't go there any more!
Ding....... sound of penny dropping.......
Trout, have you tried fitting any stock rubbers? They come in metre lengths and look hopeful but I've never tried them either on a bike or a car. They seem the osrt of thing you'd carry to get you out of the sh*t if you're in the arctic doing a one man assault on the north pole. I'm interested to know if anyone's had any of these fitted for any length of time.
Other than that... yeah..... the lad in the car spares shop should be able to find a suitable lookalikee to suit all the pipes on a 1KF for a tenth of the Honda ransom. Tips optional.

 

This may help...............
https://cbrforum.com/forum/alternative-parts-80/temperature-sender-unit-91683/
There's also a complete thermostat unit on e-bay UK with a filler cap for 4.99 pounds.

BTW - the thermostat is a real bugger to get out without breaking it - there's a thin brass tube with the thermo unit inside it, and due to the difference in the metals, the thing will twist off behind the thread, leaving you with a section stuck in the filler unit. Care is needed (broke mine, hence bought a whole unit on e-bay)

 

The T connector is a honda only part. It's not really a T so much as a Y. And the openings are different sizes as well (open to thermostat is noticeably wider than the other 2)