got a high temp light
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got a high temp light
I had the bike out all day on Saturday, maybe did 400 or so miles all day....no issues
i took it out yesterday and after about 40 minutes or so, the high temp light came on, I wasn't far from home so I pulled it into the garage, let it cool, cleared all the codes and took it back out later, after about 10 minutes or so, the indicator came back on
anything i can check myself easily before I call the fellas up at the dealership?
i took it out yesterday and after about 40 minutes or so, the high temp light came on, I wasn't far from home so I pulled it into the garage, let it cool, cleared all the codes and took it back out later, after about 10 minutes or so, the indicator came back on
anything i can check myself easily before I call the fellas up at the dealership?
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I had the bike out all day on Saturday, maybe did 400 or so miles all day....no issues
i took it out yesterday and after about 40 minutes or so, the high temp light came on, I wasn't far from home so I pulled it into the garage, let it cool, cleared all the codes and took it back out later, after about 10 minutes or so, the indicator came back on
anything i can check myself easily before I call the fellas up at the dealership?
i took it out yesterday and after about 40 minutes or so, the high temp light came on, I wasn't far from home so I pulled it into the garage, let it cool, cleared all the codes and took it back out later, after about 10 minutes or so, the indicator came back on
anything i can check myself easily before I call the fellas up at the dealership?
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if I need to add some coolant, there is a way to cycle the coolant to make sure air bubbles aren't in there anywhere, isn't there?
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here's what I know so far
it's easy to check the coolant level in the reservoir, just put a light behind it, and it's translucent enough to see through it
it was near empty, i added enough to where it was just above the line where it should be at when cool
you bleed out air bubbles by turning the throttle over half way and turning the ignition on, this turns the fans on and cycles the pump
afterwards, i took it for a quick run, but enough to get it nice and hot
the coolant level went up a bit after it warmed up, it's reading just above the max level line....no temp warning, i'll keep an eye on it and I'll run it past the fellas at the dealership as well
I can't see a leak anywhere or a place where it looks like it could have been leaking
it's easy to check the coolant level in the reservoir, just put a light behind it, and it's translucent enough to see through it
it was near empty, i added enough to where it was just above the line where it should be at when cool
you bleed out air bubbles by turning the throttle over half way and turning the ignition on, this turns the fans on and cycles the pump
afterwards, i took it for a quick run, but enough to get it nice and hot
the coolant level went up a bit after it warmed up, it's reading just above the max level line....no temp warning, i'll keep an eye on it and I'll run it past the fellas at the dealership as well
I can't see a leak anywhere or a place where it looks like it could have been leaking
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here's what I know so far
it's easy to check the coolant level in the reservoir, just put a light behind it, and it's translucent enough to see through it
it was near empty, i added enough to where it was just above the line where it should be at when cool
you bleed out air bubbles by turning the throttle over half way and turning the ignition on, this turns the fans on and cycles the pump
afterwards, i took it for a quick run, but enough to get it nice and hot
the coolant level went up a bit after it warmed up, it's reading just above the max level line....no temp warning, i'll keep an eye on it and I'll run it past the fellas at the dealership as well
I can't see a leak anywhere or a place where it looks like it could have been leaking
it's easy to check the coolant level in the reservoir, just put a light behind it, and it's translucent enough to see through it
it was near empty, i added enough to where it was just above the line where it should be at when cool
you bleed out air bubbles by turning the throttle over half way and turning the ignition on, this turns the fans on and cycles the pump
afterwards, i took it for a quick run, but enough to get it nice and hot
the coolant level went up a bit after it warmed up, it's reading just above the max level line....no temp warning, i'll keep an eye on it and I'll run it past the fellas at the dealership as well
I can't see a leak anywhere or a place where it looks like it could have been leaking
.. I would wonder why yours 'consumed' some but good idea checking with service and monitor
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Apparently your bike hasn't figured out that you're due for many 1000s of trouble free miles after the crap you've had to deal with so far sir.
I hate to even ask, but with level down and no visible sign of a leak, is there a flow path for a coolant leak through the heads to the cylinders? Noticed any smoke out the exhaust or signs of coolant in oil? I haven't looked at the coolant flow through the heads to know if it's even possible, but I'd be hitting the dealer up hard to rule it out if it continues losing fluid and nothing else is found.
I hate to even ask, but with level down and no visible sign of a leak, is there a flow path for a coolant leak through the heads to the cylinders? Noticed any smoke out the exhaust or signs of coolant in oil? I haven't looked at the coolant flow through the heads to know if it's even possible, but I'd be hitting the dealer up hard to rule it out if it continues losing fluid and nothing else is found.
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You might want to have them check the water pump. I got a high temp light and check engine light on my Triglide and the water pump had failed
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after I took it out and got it nice and warm, as I mentioned earlier, the reservoir level went up to just a bit past the max line.....about an hour or so later it had receded to just above the minimum line where I'd topped it to earlier
I took it out last night for a couple of hours, the coolant level appears to be holding steady, but I'll keep an eye on it
if anything squirrelly happens, i'll get it in right away....otherwise, it will be going in for the 5k soon and I'll mention it and have them pressure test and check it out
I took it out last night for a couple of hours, the coolant level appears to be holding steady, but I'll keep an eye on it
if anything squirrelly happens, i'll get it in right away....otherwise, it will be going in for the 5k soon and I'll mention it and have them pressure test and check it out
