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gordorad
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« on: June 09, 2012, 09:21:23 AM » |
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Started up the valk and was letting it warm up. Went back and discovered a leak....It is green fluid....dripping off on of the header bolts......  Any idea what this could be? Coolant?? Where could it b e coming from? I'm in Baker City, OR....... ARGHHHHHHHHHHH |
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Earl in Pensacola
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« Reply #1 on: June 09, 2012, 09:31:00 AM » |
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Before you get toooo worried-- Check the radiator hose clamps, in particular the upper hose clamp!! The "first time" leak is always the upper hose clamp. None were properly tightened at the factory.
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gordorad
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« Reply #2 on: June 09, 2012, 09:47:09 AM » |
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Checked the clamps, they are tight. But I don't see how it could get down to the area it was dripping.
I restarted and let it run for a while and the drip has stopped. Even more confused now......
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Earl in Pensacola
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« Reply #3 on: June 09, 2012, 11:42:58 AM » |
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That leak is pretty well documented and also pretty common to the Valkyrie. A good many of us have experienced it. It usually only happens when the engine is completely cold (and I mean cold, like cold winter weather!) and the upper hose clamp has not been "tightened by the owner"! If there happens to be one of those "spring-type: clamps on the hose, replace it with a screw- type, clean her up, fire her up and run her for a while, shut down and leave her. That should be the end of the coolant leak. The only other leak that seems to happen to the Valk. is at the water pump and that is usually a little oil leak due to an O-ring. At least that's what it was on mine.
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Patrick
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« Reply #4 on: June 09, 2012, 03:11:55 PM » |
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The clamp that is the culprit is hard to see and get at,, but,, like said,, is generally the problem.. You asked how the drip got to the exhaust,, Mother Nature is too blame..
The water pump or the o-rings could be leaking,, but,, that tends to be rare..
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olddog1946
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« Reply #5 on: June 09, 2012, 05:45:34 PM » |
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Gordon,
The leak is most likely at the thermostat housing. You can get to that hose clamp by removing the nut on the bottom left side of the radiator (by the temp switch) and the upper nut in the middle of the upper bracket (below the tripple tree) then move the radiator to the side to loosen it and move it forward enough to get to the clamp.
I had the same problem with mine.
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gordorad
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« Reply #6 on: June 09, 2012, 09:56:50 PM » |
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Thanks for the tips. I will check it out in the morning. I stopped by Cliffs Saws and Cycles and he said it can happen when very cold......As it was this morning... About 37 in Baker City.
I will check that other one out!!
Thanks again guys....
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eric in md
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« Reply #7 on: June 10, 2012, 04:48:40 PM » |
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ride it man .. fix it later . check your overflow bottle and roll
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Zswanie
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« Reply #8 on: March 24, 2014, 08:40:42 PM » |
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This is very reassuring. Started the Valk earlier this week for the first time after the winter. Had green coollant leaking, maybe a 1/4 cup. It stopped as it heated up, has been on several rides since and not a drop.
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Jess from VA
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« Reply #9 on: March 24, 2014, 09:03:54 PM » |
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This is very reassuring. Started the Valk earlier this week for the first time after the winter. Had green coollant leaking, maybe a 1/4 cup. It stopped as it heated up, has been on several rides since and not a drop.
Again, very common to hear of one or two small leaks in early spring cold. Fluid runs down with gravity along hard parts to the low left side of the motor. Of course once the bike heats up and materials (like the hose) expand, the leak stops..... and usually does not occur again with more routine riding, even without even tightening the clamp(s). (but I'd do it anyway) (add coolant as necessary) |
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