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Re: Coolant loss - watch this space - markie_wales - 13-07-16
(13-07-16, 06:24 AM)fazer-rat link Wrote: [quote author=markie_wales link=topic=20548.msg236937#msg236937 date=1468349082]
[quote author=ram link=topic=20548.msg236935#msg236935 date=1468348591]
make sure you keep the tank cap on when filling rad then rad cap on when filling tank
Tank cap was on when filling the rad, but still filled to the top.
Cheers
Markie
[/quote] summat not right here. wish i was closer to take a look
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I know - just can't figure it out.
Cheers
Markie
Re: Coolant loss - watch this space - markie_wales - 13-07-16
Forgot to add, looking at it last night the reservoir tank is below the rad - so is there some sort of one way valve required that fluid can only go into the rad from the reservoir? I get on some systems expanded fluid could go into a header tank, (so no one way valve), but on these Gen 1's - if it's lower than the rad, shouldn't there be something stopping the fluid going into the reservoir tank - even if it's just pipe routing up and then down? If it is routing, then does anyone know which pipe goes from the rad to the reservoir tank, and how it's routed?
Cheers
Markie "Frustrated of Hampshire" Wales
Re: Coolant loss - watch this space - Falcon 269 - 13-07-16
Lift the tank and you'll see the expansion tank pipe running over the top of the engine. It shouldn't gravity fill, that's for sure.
Have you checked the thermostat, Markie?
Re: Coolant loss - watch this space - markie_wales - 13-07-16
Need to dig into the hoses, but, not tonight as it's Mrs Markie's birthday today and I rather like being married
Suspecting overflow and carb heater hoses may be swapped over. Cheers
Markie
Re: Coolant loss - watch this space - ram - 13-07-16
the reservoir is just an expansion tank so doesn't work by gravity. the expanded water goes into the tank and is sucked back as it cools again i believe.
it could only fill while filling rad if the water was going down the overflow pipe (i think)
Re: Coolant loss - watch this space - fazer-rat - 14-07-16
(13-07-16, 06:33 PM)markie_wales link Wrote: Need to dig into the hoses, but, not tonight as it's Mrs Markie's birthday today and I rather like being marriedthat would definately explain it,, if not i reckon deffo the pressure cap :lol
Cheers
Markie
Re: Coolant loss - watch this space - markie_wales - 14-07-16
New pressure cap arrived yesterday but the more I think about it, the more I think it's the plumbing. So once sorted at least I've treated her to a new cap (hat
).Cheers
Markie
Re: Coolant loss - watch this space - markie_wales - 15-07-16
Well problem solved. As I had begun to suspect the over flow pipe (at the top of the filler neck) and the carb heater pipe (1/5 way down the radiator) were swapped over. Easy mistake to make when rebuilding a bike I suppose, and with 1/5 less water in the rad didn't notice until the weather got a bit warmer.
So I didn't need the new rad cap, and been through several litres of coolant sorting it out!
Once I traced the hoses to see they were indeed incorrectly routed/connected, swapped them over, refilled the rad and reservoir tank, fired it up and all was good. Will take out for an extended ride over the weekend with plenty of stops to check but all looking good.
cheers
Markie
Re: Coolant loss - watch this space - Dave48 - 15-07-16
Alls well that ends well!
Re: Coolant loss - watch this space - markie_wales - 15-07-16
Dave, yup great when you sort something out before the weekend. Out for a few sherbets tonight with a crowd as it's my birthday next weekend, so the beer will taste that little bit sweeter, and no nagging thoughts at the back of my mind!
Cheers
Markie
Re: Coolant loss - watch this space - tommyardin - 15-07-16
A Result, well done Markie.
Stupid things like that cause all sorts of thoughts to run through your mind and us bikers we tend to think of the worse case scenario.
Really glad its sorted, a couple of minutes swapping the two pipes over and jobs-a-goodun. :thumbup [size=78%] [/size]
Re: Coolant loss - watch this space - markie_wales - 16-07-16
(15-07-16, 07:17 PM)tommyardin link Wrote: A Result, well done Markie.
Stupid things like that cause all sorts of thoughts to run through your mind and us bikers we tend to think of the worse case scenario.
Really glad its sorted, a couple of minutes swapping the two pipes over and jobs-a-goodun. :thumbup [size=78%] [/size]
Agree about thinking the worst - I had visions of water pump seal replacement which reading up on it is a all day job!
Cheers
Markie
Re: Coolant loss - watch this space - fazer-rat - 16-07-16
well done on sorting it,, certainly was a weird one 8)
Re: Coolant loss - watch this space - dame - 17-07-16
glad to see you sorted it,
Ive just bought my Fazer and have noticed its getting very hot very quickly,
the header tank was low so I topped it up, didn't like the look of the other residue in there, or the residue on the rad cap...
Im seriously thinking head gasket, but hoping its not.
anything else i can do and has anyone tried that steel seal I've seen?
gutted!
Re: Coolant loss - watch this space - dame - 17-07-16
on mine, couldn't just be a thermostat could it?