getting way hott or something?

[91/99 banshee]

well i took the ole shee out, and it ran fine, but everytime i stopped, the overfill in the back would start to leak. the hose that run on the top and goes to the front of the shee was leaking a lil. not alot, just kinda seaping. any ideas as to what could cause that. i mean, shee is running fine, just getting a lil hott i guess. is the resevoir suppose to be filled with fluid, or not. cause right now, mine is. let me know. thanks in advance.

[methyman]

Check to see if the radiator is full of coolant. If it is I would suggest putting a water temperature gauge on it. It could be the water pump plastic gear stripped off or possibly a head gasket if it pushing the coolant out of the radiator.

[locogato11283]

something could be pressurizing the coolant system.

[slopoke]

depends on the mods and riding conditions. Slow tight trails on a hot humid day is gonna let a little water go. could be a weak cap or bad seal on the cap

[HiRoller]

It could be the water pump plastic gear stripped off

 

I just had this exact problem. Replaced the gear and put in a billet impeller.

 

[Snopczynski]

With the bike cold, fill the radiator all the way up. Then set the overfill resevoir at the low mark. If your riding and that resevoir doesn't fill up, then its not getting hot. Just moving around can allow coolant to come out the hose under the tank. Hearing noises in the radiator is normal as well. Just remember: FULL RESEVOIR after a ride=HOT!

[91/99 banshee]

ok, conditions were the sandhills, and it was round 98 outside. didn't ride hard, and not for very long. just round 10 to 15 minutes a run. didn't want to push it, since i just redid the carbs. but i did let the motor get cold, and went riding, and the resevoir did fill up and fluid did come out the hose again. added more fluid to the radiator.

i don't know where the gear is that you are talking about to check it, so if you could let me know, i will check it. and how do you know if the cap is bad. just by replacing it or what? thanks for the replies.

[Ieat4strokes]

IMHO, them resevoirs are junk....I could never keep fluid in mine, i deleted it all together, just keep rad. full and your good to go. Leaked all the time, replaced impeller, still leaked......deleted it, not a prob since

[91/99 banshee]

ok, i got it running. and now it's ok i guess....haven't run it that hard, but we'll see what happens. does anyone know why one pipe get's hotter than the other. my right side pipe is not getting hot, until i run it hard. so let me know what you guys think.....

[shee4speed]

ok, i got it running. and now it's ok i guess....haven't run it that hard, but we'll see what happens. does anyone know why one pipe get's hotter than the other. my right side pipe is not getting hot, until i run it hard. so let me know what you guys think.....

 

 

possibly your carbs are not in sync,since you just cleaned them out.

[Snopczynski]

I don't know what to tell you guys. I have run an overflow bottle on all 3 of the bikes I have owned. Never had an issue with overheating, and never had a problem with the resevoir.

 

 

[91/99 banshee]

yeah, i dont know what is going on with it. i have had it a lil over a year, and it's never done that. but it seems like after i cleaned out the carbs, all this stuff is happening to it.

how do you sync up your carbs. i checked the slides, and they both pretty much go up and the same time. i don't really know what you guys mean by sync'n. let me know. thanks for the info guys.

[lmaloch]

Here ya go.

 

http://bansheehq.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=95025

[91/99 banshee]

ok doing all that everyone is telling me about. still having the hott issues, but the bogging down got good, and it's running fine in the top end.

i just realized the some oil is coming out where the kickstart is. does anyone know what i have to replace to get that to stop.

[Larry's Shee]

If it's leaking around shaft, you need new seal. Thread screw into seal (not to far) pull it out with plyers. Check that shaft isn't scored/grooved, lightly sand with fine emery cloth if it is. Pop new seal in.