Brown liquid in rad
Last year had the head gasket done at local Honda dealer, knew it was a head gasket. Sludgy brown in the rad and it bubbled out.
this year all running good, then today, started leaking rad fluid again, opened cap, light brown liquid again in rad. Not sludgy this time but still light brown. Bike isn’t running too hot unless it is idling, still pulls great.
Mia my head gasket gone again?
this year all running good, then today, started leaking rad fluid again, opened cap, light brown liquid again in rad. Not sludgy this time but still light brown. Bike isn’t running too hot unless it is idling, still pulls great.
Mia my head gasket gone again?
If the work was done at the dealer then you would be better off talking to them about it. It's possible that they didn't do a good enough job of scraping the old gasket which allowed oil to bypass the gasket. Alternately, they may have neglected to replace the coolant and you could be looking at last years oil in the rad
If there's coolant in the oil that'd be a giveaway
If there's coolant in the oil that'd be a giveaway
If it's leaking oil, then suspect oil cooler. I usually see them as separate smaller radiator, so I'm not sure how it would foul the coolant though
I'd replace the coolant (drain, flush, fill) and visually check the fluid next time you get gas. It could just be really dirty, especially if you've had oil contamination in the coolant loop before. If it refouls you might need to remove the major components and deep clean, but it doesn't sound like a major issue
I'd replace the coolant (drain, flush, fill) and visually check the fluid next time you get gas. It could just be really dirty, especially if you've had oil contamination in the coolant loop before. If it refouls you might need to remove the major components and deep clean, but it doesn't sound like a major issue
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