coolant/iverheating ??'s
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coolant/iverheating ??'s
i changed my coolant yesterday with prestone 50/50 prediluted and now the bike is running hella hot. even on highway it didnt drop under 210 to 213. is there a diff colant to use in these bikes or a wrong way to change it and fill it back up. also anybody know good online place to get a radiator(theres nothing wrong with it only some knicks here and there). thanks fellas and ride safe
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RE: coolant/iverheating ??'s
yes there is a wrong way and a right way to swap coolant.
it's basically in the burping process where you try to get all the air out.
after you filled up, did you run the bike and rev it a few times to open the cooling system to drive the air bubbles out? you need to get all the bubbles out or they may hang out by the t-stat, preventing it from opening up. when you rev, it opens the system up so fluid will push the bubbles out. once you think you have all the bubbles out, run the bike with the cap off. when it hits about 170-180, the tsat will open and you'll see the coolant level (from the radiator fill hole with cap removed) drop. when this happens, add more coolant...rev the **** out of it then cap it...and you're done.
now as far as coolant type...is the spec on the coolant you're using now consistent with what is required in the manual? if not, you may have some issues later.
it's basically in the burping process where you try to get all the air out.
after you filled up, did you run the bike and rev it a few times to open the cooling system to drive the air bubbles out? you need to get all the bubbles out or they may hang out by the t-stat, preventing it from opening up. when you rev, it opens the system up so fluid will push the bubbles out. once you think you have all the bubbles out, run the bike with the cap off. when it hits about 170-180, the tsat will open and you'll see the coolant level (from the radiator fill hole with cap removed) drop. when this happens, add more coolant...rev the **** out of it then cap it...and you're done.
now as far as coolant type...is the spec on the coolant you're using now consistent with what is required in the manual? if not, you may have some issues later.
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