On Tuesday 27Nov, 2007, at 12:07 AM, mike wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Johnson" Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 9:01 PM
> Subject: Re: Coolant Flush Adventure
>
>
>>
>> On Monday 26Nov, 2007, at 11:12 PM, mike wrote:
>>
>>> Managing to turn a 15 minute job into about a 5 "dayer". I have
>>> taken the
>>> fairing of the bike. In doing so, I somehow managed to break off a
>>> tube
>>> which flows from the bottom of the overflow tank up to the fairing.
>>> It's the
>>> piece that connects into the fairing somewhere that is broken.I
>>> cannot see
>>> where it connects? Any ideas ?
>>>
>> Does it connect to the radiator, right underneath the cap? There
>> should be an overflow/breather tube on your overflow tank, up near
>> the top, and a hose from the radiator fill neck to the overflow tank,
>> near the bottom.
>>
>> later,
>> Johnj
>>
> Hi John
> Yup, it does. I have a feeling that I rode like that all summer.
> Maybe a
> reason why the bike rode so hot in stop and go traffic. I guess I
> could get
> it saudered. I wonder if it might be time to swap out the rad for a
> new one?
> It is a 1996 with about 60,000 KM on it.
>
> Thanks.
> Mike
I don't think that a replacement of the radiator is necessary at this
point, unless the spigot on the radiator has broken off. If the
rubber hose simply came off its spigot, then splurge on a section of
new hose and re-attach it. I believe it uses one of those spring-
clamps to hold it on, but it's dark and I don't feel like going out
to the garage to check just at the moment.
If the spigot _has_ broken off, you might call up a radiator shop and
ask if a repair is feasible. A new radiator from Honda will be
_quite_ expensive, and a used unit will likely be difficult to find,
so repair strikes me as a good option in this case.
later,
Johnj
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