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Thread: Over heating issue '03 GL1800

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    Default Over heating issue '03 GL1800

    Temp gauge climbs slowly. Normally it stays at one line below the 1/2 point but yesterday it got to one line above the 1/2 point. I stopped, bought some coolant and topped off the overflow tank. It didn’t need any but thought I’d top it off anyway. I'm sure most of it spit out from being over full. Rode 30 miles home with the heat gauge still reading high and even climbing just a tad. I let the bike sit overnight and took off the radiator cap this morning. I saw no liquid at all. I managed to get in 5 cups of distilled water before the level stayed. I then started the bike and let it idle for about two min. The fluid level dropped but, more importantly, I saw water dripping under the bike. Okay, so there is a leak somewhere and I’ll pull of the belly pan in the morning and try to track that/those down. However, the overflow tank is still at the proper level!!

    So, my question is, why would I be losing liquid level in the radiator but still maintaining the correct level in the overflow tank? The over flow hose is not blocked. I took it loose at the top and blew through it with no resistance at all. Shouldn’t the radiator be sucking fluid from the overflow tank?

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    The best way to check leaks I have found is using a pressure test kit similar to this one, ALWAYS check your radiator cap first ( be careful when testing hot fluid)

    You can some times rent this equipment from Auto Zone and others

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    Thanks, I'll check for a pressure tester at the local auto parts place. However, my main question is why the overflow tank is not sucked dry by the radiator.

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    Quote Originally Posted by controlu View Post
    Thanks, I'll check for a pressure tester at the local auto parts place. However, my main question is why the overflow tank is not sucked dry by the radiator.
    A weak radiator cap can do that
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jack Klarich View Post
    A weak radiator cap can do that
    Or ... Could be a plugged/pinched line between the overflow and the radiator AND a leak in the main system ... the plug/pinched line would not rear it's ugly head until the main system started to leak

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    Likewise, a hole in the cooling system that lets coolant leak can also let air in during the cool down that provides the vacuum to pull coolant out of the overflow tank.

    The overflow tank isn't there to patch or cover up for coolant leaks, it's there just to save coolant pumped out by coolant heating up and the pressure cap letting excess pressure off. In the old days before coolant recovery tanks were common … you lost that little bit and anytime after first heat cycle that you opened the cap, the level was down. Now, with coolant recovery systems, coolent gets sucked back in on cool down and the level stays up.

    Nothing special. 30 plus years ago,I added a long copper tube to my overflow tube on my '77 F-150, cut a hole in a gallon AF jug near the handle to fit the tube that is long enough to reach bottom, tied the jug next to the radiator with poly rope, it recovers nicely … but there's no leaks in my truck's cooling system
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    Quote Originally Posted by CrystalPistol View Post
    Likewise, a hole in the cooling system that lets coolant leak can also let air in during the cool down that provides the vacuum to pull coolant out of the overflow tank.

    The overflow tank isn't there to patch or cover up for coolant leaks, it's there just to save coolant pumped out by coolant heating up and the pressure cap letting excess pressure off. In the old days before coolant recovery tanks were common … you lost that little bit and anytime after first heat cycle that you opened the cap, the level was down. Now, with coolant recovery systems, coolent gets sucked back in on cool down and the level stays up.

    Nothing special. 30 plus years ago,I added a long copper tube to my overflow tube on my '77 F-150, cut a hole in a gallon AF jug near the handle to fit the tube that is long enough to reach bottom, tied the jug next to the radiator with poly rope, it recovers nicely … but there's no leaks in my truck's cooling system
    Well, that 'splains it. I didn't think of a leak filling the vacuum. Duhhh. Good thinking on the Ford truck, too.

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    Put a pressure test on the system. Lost 1/2 lb. of pressure in eight min. and got a drip from under where the water pump was just replaced.

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    Quote Originally Posted by controlu View Post
    Put a pressure test on the system. Lost 1/2 lb. of pressure in eight min. and got a drip from under where the water pump was just replaced.
    Troubleshooting 101 ... always check the last thing you did ...

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    Glad you found the problem that quick......

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    Quote Originally Posted by FuzzyWuzHe View Post
    Troubleshooting 101 ... always check the last thing you did ...
    The shop did the work. Always check the last thing THEY did.

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    Quote Originally Posted by controlu View Post
    The shop did the work. Always check the last thing THEY did.
    So, will they warranty their work?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jack Klarich View Post
    So, will they warranty their work?
    They say they will but gave me an appointment for the rework that is three weeks down the road. I'm becoming convinced to never, EVER, buy a used Goldwing. Trying to get one repaired here in South West Florida is damn near impossible. The Honda dealers will not work on anything more than eight years old and anyone else that will work on them, well, you don't know what you're getting.

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