[Love To Ride]

It seems everytime I go ridding I have to refill the coolant. The thing is it only drops to the low mark on the overflow bottle never lower. Maybe I should stop refilling it. The temp light never turns on and the fan rarely runs yet after every ride I have a fresh puddle of coolant on my skid plate. I was wondering if I am the only one having this problem?

 

[Butters]

i thought the top line was the hot line, and the bottom line was the cold line??

 

[Love To Ride]

I thought it was the F for full and the L for low. I have checked it while it was running and it still sits at the L line. Of course thats after it has spit out the fluid I just put in it.

 

[YFZ450 Blaster Racer]

My coolant goes down too, last time i was at Motoland my coolant went from over the Full line and at the end of the day there was barely any coolant left, but as long as i see enough coolant in the radiator I'll be fine.

 

[hotfishez]

This is common, the coolant splashes around and leaks out the overflow hose.
You need to extend the overflow hose.
Easy way: get a longer hose and wrap it once around the coolant tank and then out to run off.
Basically you need to stop the coolant from free running out. Forming a loop in the overflow hose will stop it.

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Felt like drawing!!!
and... Heres one for Sand junkie

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Heres a roo pic for ya, next time ill give it background, trees and stuff...

 

[SandJunkie]

:lol:

well it's about damn time...I was beginning to think they were on the endangered species list or something

 

[hotfishez]

:lol:

well it's about damn time...I was beginning to think they were on the endangered species list or something
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Endangered! my left nut is more endangered!!

 

[SandJunkie]

Wow...thats some TOUGH place you live

 

[fatv]

No.... no .... no .... you got it all wrong. The next picture needs to be your bike with some FUELATV graphics on it and a kangaroo getting mauled by a croc in the back ground.


FUELATV

 

[hotfishez]

Hoping to get it back the next week or so. Graphics and bumper sitting here waiting....still waiting........like me still waiting......... waiting ............ waiting.................

 

[SandJunkie]

2 weeks

 

[hotfishez]

No more than 2 weeks I hope!!

 

[gerber]

i just added some today. after i read this i went out and did the loop thing. lets see what happens...

 

[R450Pilot]

i just added some today. after i read this i went out and did the loop thing. lets see what happens...
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What happened with your coolant level? Did it still drop?

 

[gerber]

i notice the level is fien now. there is a little drops still coming out, but i wont have to refill for awhile now.
this is some go advice, i would recomend everyone to do it, if you are tierd of refilling your coolent.

 

[hotfishez]

2 weeks
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Still waiting......................

 

[Love To Ride]

It's been awhile and I have tried looping the tube and I have'nt seen a difference. It still leaks all the fluid to the low line and I still have to constently refill it. Do I actually need that bottle to be full or is it just an overflow? Anyone else have any ideas?

 

[racing66atv]

i asked kyle from cernics one day at th etrack and he said its just a overflow and to look in the radiator to see if it need any coolant.

 

[CernicsRacing.com]

After the 20th time of my overflow bottle emptying, I decided to run it as it is, and after about a week of hard riding, I took my rad cap off and sure enough it was full. I have been running it for a few months this way with no problems, or lost coolant.

As for the coolant resivoir, I say CHOP IT!

 

[Love To Ride]

After the 20th time of my overflow bottle emptying, I decided to run it as it is, and after about a week of hard riding, I took my rad cap off and sure enough it was full. I have been running it for a few months this way with no problems, or lost coolant.

As for the coolant resivoir, I say CHOP IT!
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Nice!! This is by far the most helpful hint I could get. Peace of mind knowing that I'm not going to toast my engine running with the bottle at the Low mark. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!