KHarper4289
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Flushed coolant last week, it's finally hot here in Oregon so my bike hit 200+ for the first time. Pulled up in my garage, turned bike off, heard a sound that resembled squirting water, seems like it's all through my coolant system, pipes/radiator. About 30 seconds later my overflow dumps about an ounce of coolant on the floor.
Steps taken to flush coolant : 1 tablespoon of vinegar in .5 gallons of distilled water, ran it until 170~, dumped, refilled with engine ice, ran bike cold, knocked it back and forth, bounced around, squeezed hoses, got all of the bubbles out, topped it off, capped it. Filled to the "L" line in the reservoir.
Radiator cap appears to be making a good seal, all gasket material is in good shape.
My thoughts : When I filled with engine ice, there was still enough distilled water in the system to dilute it enough to lower the boiling temperature so that when the bike is turned off, the cooling block sitting on the hot parts will boil, causing the overflow.
This combined with possibly putting too much coolant in it to begin with. After it dumped about 3-4 oz total after me replicating the problem, it no longer dumps coolant, but it does make this obnoxious noise when turned off after about 200 degrees and up.
Any ideas before I reflush and waste $20 in Engine ice?
Steps taken to flush coolant : 1 tablespoon of vinegar in .5 gallons of distilled water, ran it until 170~, dumped, refilled with engine ice, ran bike cold, knocked it back and forth, bounced around, squeezed hoses, got all of the bubbles out, topped it off, capped it. Filled to the "L" line in the reservoir.
Radiator cap appears to be making a good seal, all gasket material is in good shape.
My thoughts : When I filled with engine ice, there was still enough distilled water in the system to dilute it enough to lower the boiling temperature so that when the bike is turned off, the cooling block sitting on the hot parts will boil, causing the overflow.
This combined with possibly putting too much coolant in it to begin with. After it dumped about 3-4 oz total after me replicating the problem, it no longer dumps coolant, but it does make this obnoxious noise when turned off after about 200 degrees and up.
Any ideas before I reflush and waste $20 in Engine ice?
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