Kev55 Posted March 17, 2011 Report Posted March 17, 2011 Went riding yesterday, didnt push it very hard but by the end it was at 220 F on the temp. When i would turn it off to take a break i would here it sizzlin inside the radiator. I also keep finding myself out of coolant all the time but there is no leak, its like it all shoots out on the pipe from the run off tubes...? I was gonna invest in some wetter water or w.e the coolant additive is called to try and keep the temp down so it doesnt boil out. I feel like there is something else wrong though. Quote
WINDYCITYJOHN400 Posted March 17, 2011 Report Posted March 17, 2011 Went riding yesterday, didnt push it very hard but by the end it was at 220 F on the temp. When i would turn it off to take a break i would here it sizzlin inside the radiator. I also keep finding myself out of coolant all the time but there is no leak, its like it all shoots out on the pipe from the run off tubes...? I was gonna invest in some wetter water or w.e the coolant additive is called to try and keep the temp down so it doesnt boil out. I feel like there is something else wrong though. Yep, blown O-ring. Or maybe the mater pump is locked up, or the gear broke. But I'll bet the motor lost an O-ring. Not bad enough to really see the mist from your pipes. Try pulling your radiator cap and sniffing the fluid. If it smells like fuel/oil/exhaust ,then you know where to start looking. Quote
Kev55 Posted March 20, 2011 Author Report Posted March 20, 2011 doesnt really smell like gas or exhaust but I wanna check out the water pump. Is there a way to test the pump? Quote
JustDragIt Posted March 20, 2011 Report Posted March 20, 2011 Mine did the exact same thing when the impeller melted. Billet impeller is one of the best things I have done to my bike. I would replace it now if I were you with a billet one whether its bad or not. Quote
ree_ree Posted March 20, 2011 Report Posted March 20, 2011 if you have a tiny hole in one of your dome orings you wont get that smell but youll burn up all your water fairly quick. i would change out your seals in your head too if i was you just to be sure. Quote
DirtDiggler69 Posted March 21, 2011 Report Posted March 21, 2011 Yeah the stock Pump Impeller is a weak point in the cooling system . I have invested in the Billet Impeller and a double row core radiator . I haven't had a banshee very long but my riding bud has had the same one for 10 years and his opinion on the cooling system is the stock radiator isn't sufficient , he melted his impeller and went with the billet unit , had problems with melted orings in the head a couple times , and as soon as he went with the double core radiator his problems stopped . Quote
Kev55 Posted March 31, 2011 Author Report Posted March 31, 2011 well I finally got a chance to open it up and the impeller looks fine, its not even a plastic one its metal. It's definably a seal somewhere that is leaking the water out. any easy way of finding the hole? i guess maybe one of those UV light kits for radiator leaks could make this easy... Quote
WINDYCITYJOHN400 Posted April 1, 2011 Report Posted April 1, 2011 well I finally got a chance to open it up and the impeller looks fine, its not even a plastic one its metal. It's definably a seal somewhere that is leaking the water out. any easy way of finding the hole? i guess maybe one of those UV light kits for radiator leaks could make this easy... Easier to just assume it's an O-ring or head gasket and change it. A leak anywhere else would show up on the outside of the motor, but if your leaking a small amount into the motor..it will just end up going out the tailpipe as a vapor. Quote
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