coolant leaking

[Southern Man]

I just noticed a small puddle under the bike today and it seems that I have a coolant leak.

The liquid is dripping from the right side head pipe just foward of the foot brake. That's roughly 3" foward of the oil dip stick.

THis is a new bike to me, 2004 model 1800 with a CSC trike kit on it. I bought it 2 months ago with 11,500 miles on it and it now has 13,250. When I checked the fluid level in it today cold it is about 3 lines low.

(1 question) any thoughts on what may be leaking in the described area?
(2 question) anyone have any photos of whats in the general area with all the covers removed?

Thanks.

 

[jim peacock]

Check your hose clamps to see if any or loose.

 

[Southern Man]

Hose and or hose clamps was my first thought but exactly where are they and how do you access them?

 

[jim peacock]

I am sorry but I owh a 1500,my advice,buy a service manual.

 

[Woolie]

I downloaded a service manual from http://www.goldwingdocs.com . You have to sign up and choose a username and password then login to download documents but its all free.

 

[Mick]

I downloaded a service manual from http://www.goldwingdocs.com . You have to sign up and choose a username and password then login to download documents but its all free.

The last I saw is that you cannot download manuals for free anymore and that when you click on the link it takes you to Heim to purchase a manual. Honda stepped in and put their foot down on many a free site.

 

[Woolie]

I guess I was lucky, I just got my copy last month.

 

[Southern Man]

Topped off the fluid level last night and drove 60-70 miles. Parked the trike under the carport and this morning, bone dry concrete.<br />
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Now I;m really puzzeled, perhaps the fluid dripping a few days ago had something to do with the 105 deg. temp that day while I was ridding. Last night it was in the 60's.

 

[Mick]

I have an 07 and what I found on mine is when you check the overflow tank make sure the bike is up to temp. Sometimes owners check them when cold and then when they run in hot temps the level increases and sometimes they overflow. If it happens again you'll probably have to start pulling your tupperware to check hose clamps. Most guys will tell you that its always the clamps under the tank. But with all of the piping it can be anywhere and you''ll just have to track it back. On mine it was the right radiators front hose and of course the hose clamp was 180 degrees from where I needed to get access. But while looking around you can get at a lot of the smaller clamps to snug them down, some you just have to get a little ingenious to get to them. If you go to a Honda parts fiche under cooling system or something similar it has a pic of all of the hoses and their clamps. Then you just have to put it into perspective as to what you're looking at on the trike.

 

[Mick]