blaster2006 Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 heya, just put on my new clutch kit, we obviously had to take off that fat hose that fits on to the clutch cover, and coolant was pouring out,it then stopped after like 3 sec then my mechanic did something with his mouth i have no clueif he sucked or blowed but he put his mouth on the hose.. and loads more coolant started falling out from the fat hose like no tommorow. we then put back everything, put back the water hose etc, and then i went and bought some coolant, opened the radiator cap, and filled it till it was almost full. i let it idle for about uhm.. 1 min or so, then checked the cap, and the coolant did not go down at all, it stayed the same. also the coolant overflow bottle at the back stayed the same and did not go down at all. then i rode it about what.. 4-5 mins max just slowly testing the new clutch, i come back and put my hand on the clyinder.. and its pretty hot.. ( i sometimes imagine things and panic easily) but i think it was too hot for the little 5 mins i rode it for. is there anything i could have done wrong? is it normal for the coolant to stay in the radiator high and it not sucking any?, also because i did not have to add much before it got full again, and if i had to guess it lost more coolant than i added. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Madd Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 ONce you top off the radiator, you usually don't have to re-check it after circulating the coolant. It doesn't really get air pockets like a car engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DallasGDub Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Was the coolant hot inside the rad after you checked it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinindustries Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 another way to see if it is flowing is to start it when it is cold and take the cap off the coolant should be moving. well you will know if it is flowing when you take the cap off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlasterKX Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 i dont think its like a car and has to allow to flow thru the hole engine,heater core,water pump,etc etc. i think when its topped off in the rad then it should be good. but i could be wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberneck Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 there is no thermostat so it usually will not go down like a car after first fire up. Pull the cap, fire the bike and look to see if the coolant is moving around. You didnt have to force the clutch cover back on did you? If you did, you may have broken the nylon drive gear on the impelar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locogato11283 Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 my coolant sometimes doesnt appear to be circulating much. dont expect it to be flowing like a river in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaster2006 Posted February 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 there is no thermostat so it usually will not go down like a car after first fire up. Pull the cap, fire the bike and look to see if the coolant is moving around. You didnt have to force the clutch cover back on did you? If you did, you may have broken the nylon drive gear on the impelar. we had a slight problem with putting it back on, but it took like 5 sec only, at first he could not put it on easily, he told me to put it on 2nd gear and move it back and forth slightly, then he said "Stopt" then he told me to move it again then it fit right through Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberneck Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 we had a slight problem with putting it back on, but it took like 5 sec only, at first he could not put it on easily, he told me to put it on 2nd gear and move it back and forth slightly, then he said "Stopt" then he told me to move it again then it fit right through Sounds like you probably did ok then. As long as it wasn't forced on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaster2006 Posted February 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 Sounds like you probably did ok then. As long as it wasn't forced on. ok i fired it up and took the cap off ( on cold engine), and the coolant was moving littttle.. not like oh its moving and circulatiing you can easily tell, no, it wasnt like that. if you looked closely it was moving very very slowly... if something.. just little motionbut nothing like it sucked the coolant or you see it obviously flowing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killshee Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 there is no theremostat ... once u top it its full no air pockets...... put a bucket under ur impeller plate then remove it and let the coolent overflow into the bucket then kick it over n see if the impeller is turning.... if it is put it back to gether and top off the coolent.... and ride it will b fine and u will kno u if its overheating bc it should drip on ur pipes and make a bunch of smoke :ermm: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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