Re: [ST] Radiator Leak Questions

["jay levine" <levine98@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Frank:

My radiator sprung a leak at 25K one month out of warranty (February 99 ST).

I was in the same boat, that is, on a trip when my ST started to smell 
sweet! I had 3 days of riding left to go, so I added a small amount of one 
of those "stop leak" additives directly to the radiator and that seemed to 
stop the leak (or slow it enough) so I could ride on without too much worry.

When I returned from my trip, I took it to my local Triumph dealer who 
contacted Triumph with my story (well, everything except the additive part). 
  TA provided for a full replacement even though I was out of warranty by 2 
1/2 months.  The dealer thinks that TA was flexible on this one since a lot 
of ST owners have suffered from this failure, and can probably rightly claim 
that it was a manufactures defect waiting to happen.

Hope that helps,

Jay S. Levine
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>From: "Frank Roscioli" <tpcti43@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Radiator Leak Questions
>Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 13:54:08 -0600
>
>It finally happened, after 16,000km my rad has sprung a leak near the upper
>left mount. My problem is that I am leaving on a 4 day trip on Thursday and
>my dealer cannot have a new rad in before next week. My questions are; has
>anyone ridden any distance with this leak. Do I take that chance? Has 
>anyone
>tried any stop leak, any concerns? The warranty expired in Feb, should
>Triumph cover this defect. Any comments would be appreciated. Thanks.
>
>Frank Roscioli
>Operations Supervisor
>Calgary Transit - Land Use and Mobility
>Phone:(403) 537-7734 Email:frank.roscioli@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
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