Let me start out saying that I am a new member and rider. The attitude and helpfullness of the members on this board is pretty unbelievable. And i thank you guys for that. Anyhow, got the bike in march this year with 5400 on it and it has 8800 on it now, stock minus the frame sliders and alien head full exhaust system.
The bike behaves and rides beautifully, except she's now getting hot sitting in traffic. Searched the boards and came up with a few possibilities regarding my issue. Its been about 105-110 here lately so I believe that's the cause or just my issue showing up. The last time I rode the bike it was about 110 outside and I got stuck at a few traffic lights. The longest light the needle would rise, fan would come on, temps would stabilize, fan seemed to kick off, temps rise. It repeated this several times and that when I think she dumped the coolant from the reservoir. Needle never got to the red zone, but hotter than my liking.
As it sits right now, I've got the plastics off to better access the radiator cap, hoses, and the rest of the cooling system. While doing this i found that she had spit most of the coolant from the reservoir out. I then pressure tested the system to 16 lbs.; she dropped 1/2 lb. in 15 minutes. Seemed pretty good, no external leaks. I then attached my Spill-Free coolant funnel and added a little bit of Acura Type 2 coolant. Started thhe engine and it got to normal operating temp(needles width below the middle hash mark) and the coolant started filling up my funnel and boiling. Shut the motor off, and the coolant went down to its previous full level. While the motor was warming up, I was squeezing the upper and lower hoses to try and get out any air pockets that may have been there. No air pockets seemed to be present.
As an attempt to solve this problem, I picked up 2 bottles of Engine Ice today and have radiator and fans from a 2011 on the way. I'm sure I can fit the radiator and get hoses routed properly and cleanly. I also plan on picking up the temp sensor relocator and a Honda thermal switch. Until those get here I plan on riding the bike with a toggle switch hooked up in place of the thermal switch and see how she does. I figure if the fan stays on while the switch is closed, I can eliminate the cooling fan electricals aside from the thermal switch. If it doesn't then I have another issue. And hopefully the fan can keep up with a 5 minute stop light.
Sorry it's so long winded, but it always irritated me not getting the whole story when working on problem cars. Any other pointers or suggestions would be appreciated.
The bike behaves and rides beautifully, except she's now getting hot sitting in traffic. Searched the boards and came up with a few possibilities regarding my issue. Its been about 105-110 here lately so I believe that's the cause or just my issue showing up. The last time I rode the bike it was about 110 outside and I got stuck at a few traffic lights. The longest light the needle would rise, fan would come on, temps would stabilize, fan seemed to kick off, temps rise. It repeated this several times and that when I think she dumped the coolant from the reservoir. Needle never got to the red zone, but hotter than my liking.
As it sits right now, I've got the plastics off to better access the radiator cap, hoses, and the rest of the cooling system. While doing this i found that she had spit most of the coolant from the reservoir out. I then pressure tested the system to 16 lbs.; she dropped 1/2 lb. in 15 minutes. Seemed pretty good, no external leaks. I then attached my Spill-Free coolant funnel and added a little bit of Acura Type 2 coolant. Started thhe engine and it got to normal operating temp(needles width below the middle hash mark) and the coolant started filling up my funnel and boiling. Shut the motor off, and the coolant went down to its previous full level. While the motor was warming up, I was squeezing the upper and lower hoses to try and get out any air pockets that may have been there. No air pockets seemed to be present.
As an attempt to solve this problem, I picked up 2 bottles of Engine Ice today and have radiator and fans from a 2011 on the way. I'm sure I can fit the radiator and get hoses routed properly and cleanly. I also plan on picking up the temp sensor relocator and a Honda thermal switch. Until those get here I plan on riding the bike with a toggle switch hooked up in place of the thermal switch and see how she does. I figure if the fan stays on while the switch is closed, I can eliminate the cooling fan electricals aside from the thermal switch. If it doesn't then I have another issue. And hopefully the fan can keep up with a 5 minute stop light.
Sorry it's so long winded, but it always irritated me not getting the whole story when working on problem cars. Any other pointers or suggestions would be appreciated.
