radiator spewing

[2k2shee]

my radiator starts dripping antifreeze after about 10-20 minutes of hard riding, is this normal? is my radiator clogged? what about engine ice? any help is greatly appreciated

[Meat]

banshees run hot and they will spew antifreeze, its normal. you just need to keep an eye on your level and make sure you don't overheat it too much. Alot of us run inline tempeture gauges, its nice to keep an eye on that temp gauge so you know when its running hot. Once she starts to overheat, find a nice long stretch of road and take it for a nice 1\2 throttle cruise down the road, this does two things, it gets cool air pass over the radiator and keeping it running allows cool gasoline to enter the cylinders to cool her down from the inside.

 

Keep an eye on that antifreeze level tho, if its spewin' really really bad and the engine is so damn hot that you can't get your hand close to it, then your having more serious problems. Possible causes could be a blocked coolant passage or more likely a melted water pump impeller. Melted water pump impellers happen, and the aftermarket sells a billet aluminum one to replace the meltable plastic stock one. Meltable

[2k2shee]

it isnt alot, after i ride, it looks like somebody dripped some calimine lotion on the pipe, what about engine ice?

[Banshee~]

Mine does that two... I thought I had a leak... now i know

[racer]

what about engine ice?

yes, do it, peer pressure! but seriously thats some good stuff. maybe a cool head too if youre into the high compression thing.

[ness]

Normal? - if you are getting little staining on the pipe yes.

 

Want a permanent fix? Engine Ice might help. I installed a Noss head with 21cc domes on a stock motor - problem solved no matter how hard I've ridden it no more anoying drip.