sandmann Posted December 24, 2012 Report Share Posted December 24, 2012 Last time i took my banshee to the dunes i heard some gurgling noise from the radiator. I suspect that something is wrong with the water pump. Is there a way to test if the water pump is working properly without having to drain the oil and coolant and open up the side cover ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finch Posted December 24, 2012 Report Share Posted December 24, 2012 ya wouldnt have to draing oil just coolant take off the waterpump cover off and should be able to inspect it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazzard Racing Customs Posted December 24, 2012 Report Share Posted December 24, 2012 take the bike outside where you can drop a little coolant not much theres a little bolt on the side of the cylinder pull that bolt fire up the bike if it sprays out that little whole like crazy your pump is working obviously its the only way i can think of with out just draining the coolant and checking things out and at the same time you could have been just running hot i wouldnt be to worried about your pump i would be looking more at your carbs and if your running a little lean if it was real hot out and you werent moving its gonna get hot with nothing wrong at all if you havent allready id look into a billet impeller and or a oversized radiator there pretty cheap and help allot i got a billet impeller ill sell ya cheap and you could get a rad. for like a 100 or so depending on what kind ya want hope this helps let me know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starwriter Posted December 24, 2012 Report Share Posted December 24, 2012 For a real quick basic test, fire up the motor from cold and blip the throttle a few times. After running for a minute or 2, put your hand on the radiator and if the pump is working, you should start feeling heat. If the outside of the cylinder head feels hot and the radiator is cold, you definitely have a water pump problem. Before I got my Mull billet water pump gear, I did this test every time I unloaded the bike off the trailer at the dunes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandmann Posted December 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2012 Thanks guys, first I'll test what hazardbanshee suggested, then I'll take it from there. Will keep u updated incase i need more help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandmann Posted December 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2012 Ok problem solved. It took more than tapping with a screw driver. I lifted the banshee up and dropped it, that fix the leaking issue. But banshee not starting still Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandmann Posted December 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2012 Ok problem solved. It took more than tapping with a screw driver. I lifted the banshee up and dropped it, that fix the leaking issue. But banshee not starting still oops, that was for the stuck floats. As for the water pump, already checked and its running properly. I just removed the cover and rotated the engine with the kick start. Seems ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickedcarbine Posted December 29, 2012 Report Share Posted December 29, 2012 Floats shouldn't just stick. Clean and adjust the carbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleeper06 Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 A gurgling sound in your rad is no good ,either its a bad rad cap,head gasket(o-ring),overheating the death out of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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