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Old 09-13-2009, 06:38 PM
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Default '87 700 Super Magna coolant issues

Can anyone help...love this bike but it has developed an annoying problem. Coolant is , from time to time, coming out from the fill cap an radiator. The thermostat checks good , can't find any info on sensor yet so no Idea if it's good. I'm hopping it's not a bad head gasket. any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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Considering how old the girl is, it might be that the cap has gone bad. Cheap fix might be to try a new cap...or have a place test the cap.
Old 09-15-2009, 08:18 PM
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IMHO, there are few things worse to deal with on a bike than cooling system issues. As suggested, try a new cap and let us know. gl.
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Thanks guys , that's exactly what I did today. With luck I'll be back on the road this weekend
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if the cap doesnt solve the issue try removing the thermostat and putting it in a pot of boiling water and see if its opening up. and see what temp it opens up at.
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