Radiator leak
12-03-2007, 10:39 PM
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Radiator leak
My left side radiator seems to have sprung a leak! I haven't pulled the fairing yet, but it looks like there's a little fluid weeping out of the seam between the tube area and the top (or forward, depending on how you want to look at it) tank part of the radiator. Are these things pinched together with a gasket there or are they welded? I'm wondering how to go about the repair. I haven't checked the clamps yet, but I can't feel or see any fluid anywhere other than right at a corner of the tank/tube area junction.
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12-04-2007, 09:24 AM
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My left side radiator seems to have sprung a leak! I haven't pulled the fairing yet, but it looks like there's a little fluid weeping out of the seam between the tube area and the top (or forward, depending on how you want to look at it) tank part of the radiator. Are these things pinched together with a gasket there or are they welded? I'm wondering how to go about the repair. I haven't checked the clamps yet, but I can't feel or see any fluid anywhere other than right at a corner of the tank/tube area junction.
if it is a leak at the inlet and tank,a small butane torch and some
silver solder should take care of it.
12-05-2007, 02:49 PM
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Okay, simpler than I thought... It was just a clamp issue. The hose that connects left to right was leaking a little. I couldn't see the fluid running down from it until I took the fairing off.
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