my bike, its running too hot
#1
my bike, its running too hot
I toggled up a switch to keep the fan on at all times, checked the thermostat in boiling water . what next. it's contstantly over heating.. the engine was in a wreck and put into my new bike but looks minty and only has 4000k miles on it.. I can't think of what next to do. temps are 240ish . the only thing I can think of that I didn't do was use distilled water or maybe mixed the two fluids unevenly.
#7
Re: my bike, its running too hot
yeah, I dont think its the pump.......... You probably didnt burp it well enough, I cant think of how the pump would be bad if the motor is in such great shape unless it was switched out on you before you got the motor.
#8
Re: my bike, its running too hot
+1
Even if you mixed the coolant bad (say too much antifreeze, or too much water) it shouldn't affect it THAT much
Also, only real benefit of distilled over tap water is distilled doens't have minerals and crap in it that can work to cause build up in your radiator (but that takes months/years)
Take your radiator cap off, and let the bike warm up to 200ish with the cap off, adding water as its needed
Even if you mixed the coolant bad (say too much antifreeze, or too much water) it shouldn't affect it THAT much
Also, only real benefit of distilled over tap water is distilled doens't have minerals and crap in it that can work to cause build up in your radiator (but that takes months/years)
Take your radiator cap off, and let the bike warm up to 200ish with the cap off, adding water as its needed
#9
Re: my bike, its running too hot
+1
Even if you mixed the coolant bad (say too much antifreeze, or too much water) it shouldn't affect it THAT much
Also, only real benefit of distilled over tap water is distilled doens't have minerals and crap in it that can work to cause build up in your radiator (but that takes months/years)
Take your radiator cap off, and let the bike warm up to 200ish with the cap off, adding water as its needed
Even if you mixed the coolant bad (say too much antifreeze, or too much water) it shouldn't affect it THAT much
Also, only real benefit of distilled over tap water is distilled doens't have minerals and crap in it that can work to cause build up in your radiator (but that takes months/years)
Take your radiator cap off, and let the bike warm up to 200ish with the cap off, adding water as its needed
first i'd like to say thanks to towlie and omr and all the people helping me out here. I did do that however and all I got was a big mess on my floor.. really it was like the day I found out I was lactose intolerant. only everywhere
#10
Re: my bike, its running too hot
mix more water then coolant do it like 75% water 25% coolant. only thing anti-freez dose is keep it from freezing in the winter. straight water will cool the best just cant let it in over the winter it will ice up on ya....
#11
Re: my bike, its running too hot
Only problem w/ straight water is it boils quickly w/out any antifreeze. Antifreeze also raises the boiling point. 240 sounds way to high if water pump was working at all.... Wrecked motor, maybe somehow damaged the pump, coolant must not be circulating... Goodluck finding the problem
#13
Re: my bike, its running too hot
Only problem w/ straight water is it boils quickly w/out any antifreeze. Antifreeze also raises the boiling point. 240 sounds way to high if water pump was working at all.... Wrecked motor, maybe somehow damaged the pump, coolant must not be circulating... Goodluck finding the problem
The PRESSURE is what raises the boiling point the most.. Water at 15psi can hit 248f before boiling
#14
Re: my bike, its running too hot
if its not the water pump you could have something wrong with the coolant passages in the motor not alowing the water/coolant to flow evenly throughout the motor, meaning after you check the waterpump lol
#17
Re: my bike, its running too hot
if you can't get temps down, buy a new radiator...i've had radiators in the past that i boiled over NONSTOP and the inside of the radiator got jacked up....couldn't ever get it to run cool, put a new radiator on and boom badda bing.
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