clogged rad with mud?

 Definatly not that. Clean as a whisle.

mike

Well I hope its just that hose, Im going to take that rig this weekend. I just cant belive that little restriction would do all that.

Mike

Don't know if anyone mentioned it but,

    If you don't have a thermostat put one in, I've found with out a restriction of some kind the coolant moves to fast and can't absorb the heat! Eventually makes the engine overheat...when you drop to a lower rpm the coolant slows, has time to absorb the heat and the engine temp drops.......

hope it helps

Zag

I didnt remove it but mabey it was removed before I bought it... I will just put one of those in too.

Mike

Thank you all for the quick responses. I really apreciate it.

Mike

I had lots of problems with mine that were due to an airlock. I have found that if you run it with the radiator cap off till the thermostat opens then it usually clears. You will see the water level drop sudddenly, just top it up and you're sorted (also works on a Honda VFR750).

Don't know if anyone mentioned it but,

    If you don't have a thermostat put one in, I've found with out a restriction of some kind the coolant moves to fast and can't absorb the heat! Eventually makes the engine overheat...when you drop to a lower rpm the coolant slows, has time to absorb the heat and the engine temp drops.......

hope it helps

Zag

Yeah he's right. Actually plain water has better heat dissapation that coolant, except that plain water's boiling point is much lower. One thing that we would put in race bikes is water and a product called water wetter.

is the stock clutch fan worn out?  i'm on my second one this year already :-/

stu

WE HAVE A WINNER! Thanks for the help, I never would have tried this if you had not mentioned it. It worked great.

Mike