coolant loss

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Monkey man
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coolant loss

Post by Monkey man »

hello everyone - can anyone explain why after a ride my Gt 750j dumps coolant on my drive - it happened once after i had topped it up after the winter break but it happened a second time last night after a ride out - the bike doesn’t appear to be overheating and the temperature gauge is in the middle - i looked in the neck of the filler cap when it first happened and was happy it wasn’t over full after the first incident - should i be worried it’s a sign of something sinister ?
karl pa
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Re: coolant loss

Post by karl pa »

Both of my GT750 will spit out coolant till they find there happy level,then holds at that point, I was worried because it is a little below the level noted in manual, but it hasn't been a problem for years now. I would say if you can see coolant in the filler neck it should be fine.
A few weeks ago while on a ride, I blew the small hose between the filler neck and expansion tank which lowered the level even more, but rode another 150 miles without issue.
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Monkey man
On the main road
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Joined: Fri Aug 24, 2012 1:47 pm
Country: England
Suzuki 2-Strokes: T 250 t500 gt 550

Re: coolant loss

Post by Monkey man »

Thanks for the info. I can sleep easy now though i will keep an eye on it .
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