(06-01-20, 10:38 AM)unfazed link Wrote:Red, what coolant did you have in it. Strange colour on the internals of the pump.. Had you changed the coolant at some stage?
hi UNFAZED,ive had this brown tint in the coolant for a while now,searching my own posts i flushed the system through with HOLTS RAD FLUSH back in july 2017 , it cleared most of it and the header tank is still nice and clean which was the reason for the flush , was a bit surprised myself at the colour,pictures taken without any cleaning .......time to confess.....i use the same anti freeze in the bike as i do in the car :eek ......BLUECOL UNIVERSAL ANTI FREEZE.................
hi UNFAZED.......thought as much with anti freeze :o .....will choose carefully for the refill :thumbup ....re the pipe, do you mean the one that exits through the front of the block between the cooler and oil filter ?........not checked that yet but will do this evening....
Red, no the long one with the drain bolt that goes directly into the pump. 2 seals on it
The one on the block suffers badly from corrosion being directly in the salt spray line.
Mine had a lot of corrosion around where the seal sits last time I had it off
07-01-20, 08:35 PM (This post was last modified: 07-01-20, 08:36 PM by red98.)
made this today and will do another tomorrow, one for the centre stand and the other for the rear wheel (no front end on the bike at the moment). only 100mm , but every little helps...... :thumbup
very clear and bright on the inside :thumbup ......was going to order the parts needed tonight but ive just run out of steam :o ...busy tomorrow so perhaps on Thursday,which will leave the weekend clear for a good clean and check,unless of course mrs red knows different :rolleyes
09-01-20, 04:35 PM (This post was last modified: 09-01-20, 04:40 PM by bigsteve.)
I bit the bullet at weekend taxed 600 and took it on a 180 ride to skegg and back with a few friends for fish and chips to test the mods i have done
{ R6 shock and thou rear caliper }
and i must admit i am over the moon suspension is spot on with the sag set for my weight front and rear and the rear brake is such a improvement
nice one Steve :thumbup .......thou rear caliper is on my list aswell,when i can find one.......
made up another wooden block today and ordered most of the seals/gaskets,spent £40 but i still need O rings for the "water pump drain pipe" and the "large oil pipe" that i had to remove to get the pump out,cant find them without spending silly money so i might just buy an assorted O ring pack and hope the right size is in there,also need an oil filter which i`ll pick up at halfords on the way home tomorrow.....
thanks Red caliper well worth the investment and still have a serviceable 600 caliper as a spare :lol
next job replace radiator on ER5 then lower and add pretty bits to partners new to her ER6N before I can start getting thou ready for summer
got the mighty thou on the blocks this morning.made things a bit easier for the rebuild . parts should be with me for next weekend so thats as much as i can do this weekend .plenty of other projects to keep me busy this weekend though
13-01-20, 08:02 PM (This post was last modified: 13-01-20, 08:03 PM by red98.)
postie bought lots of goodies today ....just waiting for the O rings now and i still need to get down to halfords to get the oil filter
:o ..........should be ok to start the rebuild at the weekend :thumbup ....
Discs off today. Warmed up the bolts, one whack with the impact driver, and happy days. All the bolts came out ok. Cost me 15 quid for a new impact driver as the old one flew apart on the first whack. Just got to decide who to order the bearings from. Marksman are top of the list at the moment.
Whizz kid sitting pretty on his two wheeled stallion.
:lol :lol ...nothing exotic I'm afraid. Just gloss black, which hopefully will look just a bit sharper than the more satin standard finish. Did you get the text I sent regarding coolant choice Mr.Red.
Whizz kid sitting pretty on his two wheeled stallion.
mmmmm standard black :z :lol ,,,was thinking of getting my flaky wheels done in super fast silver to match the bike and brighten them up a bit, harder to keep clean though....
got a bit of a problem with my phone :rolleyes on ee pay as you go as iam a low user and they have withdrawn my number as i dont use it enough... :lol
been trying to sort it out for a few weeks now
....just waiting for the O rings now and i still need to get down to halfords to get the oil filter 
