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Author Topic: Ok Im stumped!!  (Read 1638 times)
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« on: March 02, 2012, 03:25:49 PM »

Last 2 times I have taken the girl out for a ride around the park (10 miles) just to keep her from thinking I forgot her.I have smelled anti-freeze,I flushed and filled at the beginning of last summer and never smelled anything it has just happened last couple of times I have ridden her..The anti-freeze is not low,there are no visiable leaks,the radiator is full,all clamps are tight,there are no visable leaks on the water pump weep hole,,,,so guys what am I missing??Oh yeah its a 97 standard completly stock  and its one of the bumblee bees...Ideas anyone??
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« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2012, 03:30:15 PM »

the hose clamp on the thermostat is loose and allowing it to weep when cold, just enuff to get the whiff of it
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« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2012, 05:00:09 PM »

Take a long flat blade screwdriver, look up top of the engine for the upper radiator hose and give that hose clamp a tighten. Mine came loose and left a dime size puddle beneath the bike. That fixed that.
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« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2012, 05:37:10 PM »

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« Reply #4 on: March 03, 2012, 04:45:30 AM »

Just in case it doesn't out to be the infamous loose hose clamp, check the radiator cap tabs and the radiator top.. The tabs may need a bit of a squeeze and the top should be flat and smooth.. These can get damaged if someone forgot about the retainer screw..
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« Reply #5 on: March 03, 2012, 05:49:44 AM »

guys tank you for all your great help,I did find the tiny tiny seep,around the cap,I had another cap on hand  and it sems to have fixed the problem..thank you again..!!
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« Reply #6 on: March 04, 2012, 06:02:28 PM »

Then I take it I'm to late to warn you about loosening that little screw that stops the cap from opening?
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