antifreeze leak

[larue]

When i got home from the gathering saturday, i parked my bike and later saw green little pool of antifreeze nice n green under the left side of the timing belt cover and on the pipe header,tried to trace it but couldnt find where it started, this morning there was nothing on the floor, i tightened the rad cap and bth the lowerand upper  rad hose clamps, started the bike again and it started dripping again. BTW the coolant side tank is between upper and lower. Any help here is appreciated. Thanks in advance everyone

[Chrisj CMA]

Most likely its the top hose that is connected to the thermostat housing.  You will need to unbolt the top of the radiator, tilt it forward to gain access to the hose.

[frosty]

I think on these the water pump has a weep hole that will drip when pump is going out. Had that on a wing one time.

[F6Dave]

BTW, in my experience this very common problem (especially in the winter) stops once the bike warms up.  I pretty much ignore it now and just check the coolant level from time to time.  I need to change coolant in the spring and will probably tighten the clamp then, since you need to disconnect the upper hose when tilting the radiator.

[Chrisj CMA]

BTW, in my experience this very common problem (especially in the winter) stops once the bike warms up.  I pretty much ignore it now and just check the coolant level from time to time.  I need to change coolant in the spring and will probably tighten the clamp then, since you need to disconnect the upper hose when tilting the radiator.

No need to disconnect any hoses to tilt the radiator enough to get a socket extension in there

[larue]

up date on the antifreeze leak situation yesterday after i tightened the upper rad hose i was messing around with radiator cap fins, started the bike and no leak,  today i started it again and coolant started coming out of the rad cap, i unscrewed it open, bent the cap fins inward and tightened the screw back, started it up and oddly enough not one drop anywhere. let it idle for a while til the fan came on, and shut it off.


chrisj CMA, i havent tilted  the rad yet but gonna ride it tomorrow and  if i see any coolant again, that would be the next step.