Possible coolant problem
Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 7:58 pm
Hi all,
Today I took my bike out for a ride on 1 Jan 2010.
Before I started it up, I did my visual inspection.
Saw a very small puddle of coolant on the floor
under the water pump, so I tightened up those
hose clamps a bit.
Then I started the bike, and a bit of whitish smoke
came out of the left pipe. I started looking for signs
of coolant. I saw coolant on the flange between the
left header and the pipe. As the bike heated up, that
bit of coolant evaporated. As I ran the bike, the whitish
smoke went away. The bike ran just fine today!
My question is I wonder if the head(s) should be retorqued?
I could not see any trail of coolant to the flange. I will
visually inspect it daily now, and start it up, and take notes.
I now have 56,000 miles on the bike, and I just wanna make
sure I keep things in check.
Will all you gurus with a WHOLE LOT MORE knowledge than me
please give me your thoughts. I am sure the cold temperatures
cause things to contract, and maybe "permit" leaks to develop.
Thanks ahead of time for your knowledge and input.
Bill
Today I took my bike out for a ride on 1 Jan 2010.
Before I started it up, I did my visual inspection.
Saw a very small puddle of coolant on the floor
under the water pump, so I tightened up those
hose clamps a bit.
Then I started the bike, and a bit of whitish smoke
came out of the left pipe. I started looking for signs
of coolant. I saw coolant on the flange between the
left header and the pipe. As the bike heated up, that
bit of coolant evaporated. As I ran the bike, the whitish
smoke went away. The bike ran just fine today!
My question is I wonder if the head(s) should be retorqued?
I could not see any trail of coolant to the flange. I will
visually inspect it daily now, and start it up, and take notes.
I now have 56,000 miles on the bike, and I just wanna make
sure I keep things in check.
Will all you gurus with a WHOLE LOT MORE knowledge than me
please give me your thoughts. I am sure the cold temperatures
cause things to contract, and maybe "permit" leaks to develop.
Thanks ahead of time for your knowledge and input.
Bill