Date: 24-10-25  Time: 17:38 pm

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popeye72

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cylinder head fins????
« on: 08 March 2013, 04:47:53 pm »
ok silly question time, what is the port or hole for half way up the fins and in the middle? there is one either side i may be being paranoid but im sure im getting water leaking from these holes ????

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Re: cylinder head fins????
« Reply #1 on: 08 March 2013, 04:59:18 pm »
Getting water leaking from there?

Good stuff, that's what they're there for :-) drain holes for the plug wells...

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Re: cylinder head fins????
« Reply #2 on: 08 March 2013, 05:10:42 pm »
Your bike is crying and saying "Please clean me...."  :'(

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Re: cylinder head fins????
« Reply #3 on: 08 March 2013, 07:14:39 pm »
Getting water leaking from there?

Good stuff, that's what they're there for :-) drain holes for the plug wells...

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:rollin :rollin oh that made me laugh, thank you.

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« Reply #4 on: 08 March 2013, 07:32:51 pm »
I'm just jesting popeye, this is (unfortunately) a common problem on these bikes, across the range. Do a search on farkle gland, they give up too easily, but the fix is simple.

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Re: cylinder head fins????
« Reply #5 on: 08 March 2013, 07:40:20 pm »
I'm just jesting popeye, this is (unfortunately) a common problem on these bikes, across the range. Do a search on farkle gland, they give up too easily, but the fix is simple.

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googled that. check out the 4th thing that comes up :lol

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Re: cylinder head fins????
« Reply #6 on: 08 March 2013, 07:45:00 pm »


  :D

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« Reply #7 on: 08 March 2013, 07:46:11 pm »
That is fantastic :rollin :rollin :rollin

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Re: cylinder head fins????
« Reply #8 on: 10 March 2013, 12:19:31 am »
I'm just jesting popeye, this is (unfortunately) a common problem on these bikes, across the range. Do a search on farkle gland, they give up too easily, but the fix is simple.

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googled that. check out the 4th thing that comes up :lol

Goes around, comes around!  :rollin

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Re: cylinder head fins????
« Reply #9 on: 10 March 2013, 05:17:12 pm »
Ok cheers guys fussed it was a stupid question especially as I had just changed the coolant but it made some of you laugh :D