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[ST] Antifreeze leak Part III: The return! :)
- Subject: [ST] Antifreeze leak Part III: The return! :)
- From: "Scott Inman" <scott__inman@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 00:32:48 -0400
Hi all!
On my way home from work today, someone at a light happens to point out
"Hey, your bike is leaking a blue liquid." I look over at my swingarm...
AAARRRGGGHHH! Well, the friggen antifreeze leak happened again!
I was bulls**t, so when I got home I stripped the sidepanels off, and took
off the coolant bottle. Upon examining the bottle, it turns out the top of
the bottle has a defective lid. That is, if you look at it closely, it
should have an internal lip around it in a full 360°. Well, it doesn't, so
I'm going to call tomorrow and ask them to order a new one for me. As a
matter of fact, the lid the black cap snaps on to isn't even level; it has
a wavy pattern to it, and is paper thin. Just a defective bottle, that's
all. no biggie.
I should have taken a closer look at this sooner. I didn't realize the
overflow bottle came off with 1 screw! Guess I was just a lazy bastard. :P
Just thought I'd fill you all in, just in case someone else has a leak as
well. I could silicone the cap as people have suggested, but since it's
under warranty, I'd rather have it fixed right, especially since I know
what's causing it now.
Scott
01' Sprint ST (blue)
P.S. 2 of the 3 bolts that hold the exhaust can on my bike are missing, and
the 3rd is cracked right down the middle. On my way back from my ERC course
last Saturday, I noticed my exhaust was especially loud. Upon further
inspection it appeared that the missing bolts must have vibrated out of
socket. Celled the dealer and ordered them - 2 weeks at the earliest!
Yikes! Good thing the hardware store had some replacements. They may not
be the stock bolts, but at least I put lock washers on these babies this
time! Man, my luck I tell ya... just call me shleprock!
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