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    • declan
      declan last edited by declan

      The gauge indicated 100.c I was curing my expansion chamber as it has just been painted and I noticed water dripping from under the seat the water was stone cold and was clear not blue like the coolant I use the cap for the coolant bottle didn’t blow off is there any reason for this? I did fill the bottle up not long ago to the indicated “full” mark

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      • Calum
        Calum last edited by

        You sure it's the bottle that is leaking and not just rain water?

        Always Originate, Never Pirate!

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        • declan
          declan @Calum last edited by

          @calum yeah it’s in doors I tested it was coming from the frame where the seat is

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          • declan
            declan @Calum last edited by

            @calum is this just a case of over heating because I have never had an over heating bike so I don’t know been searching the internet and it seems like an over heating thing

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            • F
              finnerz89 last edited by

              So when the bike gets really hot, the cooling system gets pressurised and vents that pressure by lifting the spring on the rad cap and filling the expansion bottle.
              If the expansion tank is already full, then the coolant has nowhere to go but out of the drain hose which should drop it onto the floor, or in your case it's probably coming out of the tank cap

              Current bikes:
              DT125X '07
              Street Triple R '11
              Aprilia ETV1000 '02

              Previous:
              DR650RSE '96
              FJ1200 '92

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              • declan
                declan @finnerz89 last edited by

                @finnerz89 no deffo from frame tank cap is solid so is the tank just too full?

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                • F
                  finnerz89 last edited by

                  Yes. I would say so.
                  How do you imagine coolant is in the frame? Have you removed the side panel and checked?

                  Current bikes:
                  DT125X '07
                  Street Triple R '11
                  Aprilia ETV1000 '02

                  Previous:
                  DR650RSE '96
                  FJ1200 '92

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                  • declan
                    declan @finnerz89 last edited by

                    @finnerz89 panels were already off been painting and doing work

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                    • declan
                      declan @declan last edited by

                      @declan why was the fluid cold shouldn’t it be atleast Luke warm?

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                      • Irongamer727
                        Irongamer727 last edited by

                        Are you sure you bled the system of air? Have experience with that problem😉

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                        • declan
                          declan @Irongamer727 last edited by

                          @irongamer727 no I can’t say as I have how do you do that? It’s the first time this has happened

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                          • Irongamer727
                            Irongamer727 @declan last edited by

                            @declan simple, open the radiator cap. Fill the system fully. Start the bike(with cap off) and let it warm up. After a while, begin reving the bike a bit. You will, once the bike gets hotter, see air bubbles escape at the top. Once you have done it for ~15 to 20 minutes and most of the bubbles are gone, you're good to go. But first, make sure there are not any leaks. See youtube for examples.😁

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                            • declan
                              declan @Irongamer727 last edited by

                              @irongamer727 ohh okay I’ll give it a go thank you

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                              • declan
                                declan @Irongamer727 last edited by

                                @irongamer727 radiator bled it had 3 big air bubbles in it took for a long ride and it was brilliant no over heating @Calum i spent some time tensioning the pv pulleys properly cleaned and re gapped the plug cleaned the power jet and it was great loved it the power comes on at 6 now instead of 7 truly appreciate your help and every one else’s thank you lads

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                                • Calum
                                  Calum last edited by

                                  Once you get her running all sweet no issues, then you can look to tune it up and get a bit more power out of it.

                                  Always Originate, Never Pirate!

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                                  • declan
                                    declan @Calum last edited by

                                    @calum maybe a zeelectronic down the line we will see but she still needs simple stuff so I’ll keep busy thanks bud

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                                    • Calum
                                      Calum @declan last edited by

                                      @declan Aww mate, you won't regret that purchase. Best place to start as well. Simple plug and play. But you will want the programmer too.

                                      Always Originate, Never Pirate!

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                                      • declan
                                        declan @Calum last edited by

                                        @calum yeah is that a must have in the sense that I won’t get full power from it I know it has a crazy amount of potential when I was reading up on it

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                                        • NINJA
                                          NINJA @declan last edited by

                                          @declan You do know that your NOT supposed to boil the coolant before you top up don't ya??? LOL 😉

                                          SEDUCED BY THE DARK SIDE!!!

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                                          • Irongamer727
                                            Irongamer727 @Calum last edited by

                                            @calum what is a zeelectronic? How can it give more power?

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