12-07-16, 06:39 PM
OK need some experience here.
I decided to top up the rad etc while waiting for the new rad cap to arrive. The manual states "Pour the recommended coolant into the radiator until it is full" - but before it gets to the top where the cap would go, it seems to have filled the reserve tank, and then starts pouring out the drain pipe on the off side of the bike. I assume this is the reserve tank drain (if there is such a thing). At this point I cannot see coolant at the top of the filler neck (where the cap goes).
So is the manual wrong in that you don't fill it to the top, or have I got some dodgy plumbing somewhere (stop sniggering at the back!!)? If so any pointers?
Never had an issue with coolant in 30 years of riding bikes, so this is a bit of a learning curve, as usually I just fill to the top of the neck.
Getting a bit annoyed now - more beer required!
cheers
Markie
I decided to top up the rad etc while waiting for the new rad cap to arrive. The manual states "Pour the recommended coolant into the radiator until it is full" - but before it gets to the top where the cap would go, it seems to have filled the reserve tank, and then starts pouring out the drain pipe on the off side of the bike. I assume this is the reserve tank drain (if there is such a thing). At this point I cannot see coolant at the top of the filler neck (where the cap goes).
So is the manual wrong in that you don't fill it to the top, or have I got some dodgy plumbing somewhere (stop sniggering at the back!!)? If so any pointers?
Never had an issue with coolant in 30 years of riding bikes, so this is a bit of a learning curve, as usually I just fill to the top of the neck.
Getting a bit annoyed now - more beer required!
cheers
Markie