Coolant leak .........

The#Doctor# · Spanner Monkey Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Karma :

Today i was going down the A10 when i noticed my bike was getting really hot shouted to my brother to pull over at the next exit to let it cool down, went passed him and he shouts your pissing coolant everywhere, i look down and it is pissing out everywhere by now the temp gauge was in the red so i pulled over into a petrol station, removed the fairing and couldn't see any leaks so i filled it up with coolant from the petrol station, started it and it seemed fine, let it run for a bit to see if the temp was going to fly up etc it didn't so i rode it home, all the way home it kept a constant temp on halfway between high and low - thought that maybe the coolant was just old and hadn't been changed for a while as after i filled it up it was running fine and has been running fine since as there were no leaks and was coming out of the overflow pipe.

Any ideas or advice would be very helpful (cbr600fy btw)
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steveh · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Aug 2004 Karma :

perhaps a dodgy pipe that may of come loose, just keep an eye on it and make sure it doesnt get too hot/low...

Steve.
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stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

Did you take it easy on the way home? Sometimes they will pish the coolant out at high revs if the head gasket is blowing slightly but behave normally at lower revs.

Hope this isn't the case.
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The#Doctor# · Spanner Monkey Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Karma :

HurtMePlease · Trackday Trickster Joined: 16 Jan 2005 Karma :

sure the cap wasnt lose? or that it had been overfilled? just to be sure check the rad and the pipes for any sign of excessive wear, better to be safe than sorry mate Thumbs Up

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c058y · Nova Slayer Joined: 17 Jul 2004 Karma :

Did you figure out why this happened??

It happened to me yesteday on my Kwak ZX-6R. Stopped somewhere and there was coolant dripping from the passenger left hand peg. How the hell did it get up there? Open up the coolant tank and a little trickled out, I'm assuming this happened as the engine was hot and the liquid has expanded.
I had been giving it some prior to stopping!! Wink

Temp gauge was fine and no difference to performance!

The#Doctor# · Spanner Monkey Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Karma :

No never realised why it happened but i wasn't giving it any as i was in slow moving traffic, although since filling it up with new coolant the temp has stayed steady, was thinking about flushing it out and then refilling with all new coolant but guess im just too lazy might though if the temp gauge starts rising quickly again though
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