BlaCkPlaGUE
06-20-2003, 07:19 PM
I know this is probably starting to get annoing, but your advice is so usefull, I need more.
Last question for a long while, I swear.
While tuning my bike for idle speed I noticed that the engine heat was starting to get real hot, and the temp gauge was going up. It was about a half centimeter from hitting the "H" when I realized that this is not good. So I shut off the bike and decided to drain it of all coolant and refill as necessary. This is when I ran into another problem wich could be related with the first.
I removed the bottom rad drain plug and it drained the bottom and top rads. But there is still coolant in the system, so I turned on the bike so that it will "pump" the rest out into my pale. I turn on the bike and nothing is happening, there is no excess coolant coming out. So I figure that it has to get nice and warm first before the thermostat kicks in and the reserve coolant tank will kick in. I wait until the thermostat reads at about halfway between cold and warm. Still nothing! So I wait until it reads to about 3/4 of the way and nothing is still happening. Getting worried, I shut off the bike and let it sit for a while.
I come back later and decide that somehow maybe if I fill the rads with water, the rest will pump out with it. So I stick the garden hose onto the radiator cap and turn the bike on. I left the plug off as well on the bottom while doing this. Water of course starts spewing out the bottom into the pale, but its not turning green at all, cause im hoping that the rest of the coolant in the system will flush with it. So I stop the water all together and play the waiting game again, waiting for the rest of the coolant to flush from the reserve tank, and the internal parts of the bike. Throughout the whole tiime, the reserve tank did not go down at all, it just stayed at the "upper" mark fill with coolant! Yet again the gauge started to read 3/4 to full for heat, so I shut off the bike and gave up.
-Is my water pump not working or something?
-Should the temp gauge always read right inbetween hot and cold all the time while you ride?
Ugh, im starting to get real pissed as I just want my bike to work and go out and ride!
thank you for your time, once agian..
Last question for a long while, I swear.
While tuning my bike for idle speed I noticed that the engine heat was starting to get real hot, and the temp gauge was going up. It was about a half centimeter from hitting the "H" when I realized that this is not good. So I shut off the bike and decided to drain it of all coolant and refill as necessary. This is when I ran into another problem wich could be related with the first.
I removed the bottom rad drain plug and it drained the bottom and top rads. But there is still coolant in the system, so I turned on the bike so that it will "pump" the rest out into my pale. I turn on the bike and nothing is happening, there is no excess coolant coming out. So I figure that it has to get nice and warm first before the thermostat kicks in and the reserve coolant tank will kick in. I wait until the thermostat reads at about halfway between cold and warm. Still nothing! So I wait until it reads to about 3/4 of the way and nothing is still happening. Getting worried, I shut off the bike and let it sit for a while.
I come back later and decide that somehow maybe if I fill the rads with water, the rest will pump out with it. So I stick the garden hose onto the radiator cap and turn the bike on. I left the plug off as well on the bottom while doing this. Water of course starts spewing out the bottom into the pale, but its not turning green at all, cause im hoping that the rest of the coolant in the system will flush with it. So I stop the water all together and play the waiting game again, waiting for the rest of the coolant to flush from the reserve tank, and the internal parts of the bike. Throughout the whole tiime, the reserve tank did not go down at all, it just stayed at the "upper" mark fill with coolant! Yet again the gauge started to read 3/4 to full for heat, so I shut off the bike and gave up.
-Is my water pump not working or something?
-Should the temp gauge always read right inbetween hot and cold all the time while you ride?
Ugh, im starting to get real pissed as I just want my bike to work and go out and ride!
thank you for your time, once agian..