Radiator Cap Removal

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    douglasthecook New Member

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    Ok, so how do I get the dang radiator cap off, with all the fairings installed on my 4th Gen? Everytime that I have done this in the past, it has been during my winter maintenance, when ALL the fairings are off. Any tips, or suggestions??? Thanks!!!
     
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    Dougy, I feel for you man,my 5th gen. is the same;cant remotely get near the cap unless you are prepared to remove the fairing. You might be able to get your hand into that area by partially removing the fairing,but anyway thats just commom sense, eddie
     
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    Don't feel bad. The cap on my ACE is under the Gas Tank!!! Yeah, that's right, I have to remove the luggage rack, seat, then the gas tank. Just to get to the rad cap. What a pain in the a$$!!
     
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    I'm glad the engineers though of maintainability. At least the A-10's that I work on are fairly easy to keep up, in some instances easier than our VFR's, and the A-10 have a single nut wheels!!!
     

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