I just did my Coolant replacement & few other little things (New Battery) while it was apart. So bare with me on my cluster frikkin journey!!!
Coolant, what a friggin PITA for starters....
I Used premixed PEAK 5 yr, after researching it to make sure it didnt have the bad juju in it. Supposed to be OK....
No way I can get to Cap and see whats going on, check level, add coolant etc with Tank raised ~ Had to take it off. No problem had it off many times...
Old coolant stuff (which looked fine) Drained well into my Oil pan and easy as stated by others..
This is going to be just fine, easy peasy - right??
I do have coolant in several spots on my nice Epoxy floor!!! OK..
Not from the drain into my oil pan though, from it running back down jug while I tried to pour it in...!!!
Finally fixed that with a large rag wrapped around container while I poured. OK
Overflow tank??? Heck of a place very hard to get to, could not get bottom hose off..
Calif model so have carbon container in the way (like a large soup can sideways to neutralize fumes so they dont get on any Liberals and send them to a safe place to recover!!!
Time to take it off anyway, did PAIR mod long ago... Now I have 3 lines I have no clue where they go to or what they do????? 2 large, one small Vacuum like hose..!!!????
Traced and followed them for a very long time into the jungle of VTX wires looms, hoses etc over the backbone!!.
Vacuum line was just overflow hose from tank, let it hang!!!
2 other larger ones are now cut & plugged and I DONT GIVE A F____ !!!
No clue what they do or where they come from.......
Getting old coolant from overflow tank ~ Another PITA, I ended up using a large syringe that I have used to fill final drive.. Long hose worked down fill opening & into tank ~ Suck it out!! About 4+ Syringes full... Filled back up same way to low mark ~ 4 full syringes.. OK...
Ahhaaaa An external remote fuel tank, great idea.. (not - at least in my case)..!!
Large clean plastic bottle (old syrup bottle). Epoxy hose into drilled hole in lid.. Wait overnight for it to dry!!!!!
Put some gas in, hang it from Mirror, insert hose into fuel line ~ this is going great.........
Crank it over WTF not starting??? Look over at rght side and gas is pouring out my Spike airfilter !!! WTF Bottle starts leaking !! WTF for 10tht time!!!!
OK bad idea.. Take it all down/apart and trash it.. Bottle to high?? to many air hole in it, float in Carb sticking for first time ever???
Going into stock fuel line, should work?? No idea what happened...
I now have, not only puddles of coolant, but also puddles of Gas on my nice clean Epoxy floor... No problem all this stuff just wipes up.... Paint, oil, gas everything so far, love it.....
Of course I now have the back door open and roll up door about 3/4 way up also so I dont die from the plethora of fumes I Have created !!!!!
Put tank back on !!!! Ahhhaaaa works like a charm, starts and runs for about 7 min, nice & warmed up, bubbling and overflowing some...
Note: while I was working on other things I topped the coolant off several times. I "assume" it was seeking level and air was coming out during that time, it would take about 1/4 to 1/2 cup each time, 4 or 5 times??...???
But I seem to have almost 1/3 of a gallon jug of coolant left????
Put cap back on. and proclaim I am FINISHED !!!
took it out for a ride today after I got the new 240 Amp Battery charged all the way up.. Ran good, no leaks (thats a plus). Overflow is a little over low mark now (hard to tell with it on Sidestand)?
Let it idle in drive for about 20 min after I got back, Fan did/would not come on. Not sure that a good thing or bad? No hot lights either..
So ~ I am going to declare and swear that PEAK is the ultimate Coolant and so good my engine will not get hot at all!!!!! So there......
I will probably never do this again, it was a nightmare for such a stupid little crappy job!!!!! (finger)........
Smile or we will all go to a bad place.. LOL
True story.... (yesterday and today in fact)...
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