COOlING SYSTEM/OVERHEATING promblems!!!!!
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COOlING SYSTEM/OVERHEATING promblems!!!!!
Alright cool so i have a 96 f3 and a rock hit my radiator..
It was spraying radiator fluid all out of the front.
I pulled over at a gas station and it was perty low on fluid
I was on my way to work. And is my every day transportation.
I made the mistake by buying some radiater stop leak to temporarly fix
the promblem so i can get to work. I put it in with some water and it stopped leaking.
But now my bike over heats too fast!
Just a five minute ride the fan will kick on.
I pulled the radiator off and hooked it up to the hose at one end
And water flows threw it normal. I checked the hose to the water pump and its good. And all the other hoses too and they were alright.
and now i dont know what i should do. Its perty clewr that my cooli g system is clogged.
Can somebody help me out and give me some advice on what i should do next?
It was spraying radiator fluid all out of the front.
I pulled over at a gas station and it was perty low on fluid
I was on my way to work. And is my every day transportation.
I made the mistake by buying some radiater stop leak to temporarly fix
the promblem so i can get to work. I put it in with some water and it stopped leaking.
But now my bike over heats too fast!
Just a five minute ride the fan will kick on.
I pulled the radiator off and hooked it up to the hose at one end
And water flows threw it normal. I checked the hose to the water pump and its good. And all the other hoses too and they were alright.
and now i dont know what i should do. Its perty clewr that my cooli g system is clogged.
Can somebody help me out and give me some advice on what i should do next?
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Man, what a bummer, still maybe all is not lost, My guess is that although the leak has stopped, you have lowered the boiling point of your coolant by just adding water (so your motor over heats), it needs proper coolant, which raises the boiling point & also stops the innards of your motor from corrosion.
My advice before anything really nasty happens is to flush the system to get rid of the crap you have put in, as it can block the fluid channels in the motor. The water pump is located on the left side of bike (when sitting on it), its just in front of the gear change, the drain bolt is the one lowest on the bottom, you have to remove the lower fairing to get to it, but undoing the drain bolt is dead easy, undoing this lets all the fluid out at its lowest point.
Your radiator to can be repaired, but you will need someone who really knows what their doing. Not good if you need your bike eh! At the very least replace the coolant in the short term.
My advice before anything really nasty happens is to flush the system to get rid of the crap you have put in, as it can block the fluid channels in the motor. The water pump is located on the left side of bike (when sitting on it), its just in front of the gear change, the drain bolt is the one lowest on the bottom, you have to remove the lower fairing to get to it, but undoing the drain bolt is dead easy, undoing this lets all the fluid out at its lowest point.
Your radiator to can be repaired, but you will need someone who really knows what their doing. Not good if you need your bike eh! At the very least replace the coolant in the short term.
Last edited by pacemaker; 06-29-2009 at 06:09 AM.
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