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Re: Coolant leak
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 10:42 am
by Haggis
Knackered seal on the radiator cap was my water problem.
I think I was looking too hard for something interesting.
Re: Coolant leak
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 12:35 pm
by Caz
as a general rule, if something starts playing up after you have changed/broken/lost something then thats the first place to start
as i said in my previous post, it should be a sealed system
glad you got it sorted!!
Re: Coolant leak
Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 4:36 pm
by ross59
Given up........ doing the head gasket this weekend should be fun, just hoping that is it
Re: Coolant leak
Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 5:12 pm
by rover220
Caz wrote:ross59 wrote:I have to fill my bike up with coolant every 100 miles or so, is this normal??? It comes out the overflow on the expansion bottle when stationary but is barely noticable. The cap on the expansion bottle isn't the right one as it fell off an i have been unable to find a replacement yet could this cause an issue as it doesn't seem to be sucking it back like it used too? I have checked for the obvious signs of the head gasket going but all seems ok. :smt013
sounds to me like you have a leak in the system. Im assuming that the bike isnt pissing coolant, so it is possibly caused by the incorrect reservoir cap? the coolant circuit needs to be a sealed system, if it isnt sealed you run the risk of coolant evaporating when the bike gets hot.
Id get the correct reservoir cap on asap and then see if you still have a problem, and also check that you have no air in the system. That could be another reason for you having to top the coolant up every 100 miles or so
the expansion tank isnt selaed though so it wont be the cap causing the problem. rad cap maybe but not expansion tank cap.
Re: Coolant leak
Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 3:55 pm
by ross59
Head Gasket done and all working fine, problem solved took it out for a hours ride no issues no leaks.
