Coolant Flush Adventure

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 ?
Thanks.
Mike

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On Monday 26Nov, 2007, at 11:12 PM, mpmartin@xxxxxx 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


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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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Have left and right radiators for the 98-01 VFR.
Work fine but a few "imperfections". Cheap.

JohnA in LA

On Dec 1, 2007 4:31 PM, John Johnson wrote:
>
> 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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