Hello people , picked up my 2002 in March and was wondering if you guys had any advice on how to completely flush out the old coolant and what is recommended to replace it with . The bike only has 2000 miles on it so it probably is the original stuff but 9 years old . Any and all advice would be appreciated . Always had air cooled bikes . Thanks
> I got my 07 with 2k miles. I went the water wetter way. You will be surprised how much of the total comes out by taking out the "plug", "screw", thingy. Read the manual on it. Oh, take off the cap and it will stream out with 6 - 8 inches of arc. <
You want a coolant that does not use silicates, as they will eat the seals in your water pump. Honda dealers should carry Pro Honda HD Coolant, but I couldn't find any in my neck of the woods; so I ended up using the Yamaha equivalent, called Yamacool.
I just went through this myself. I went with Engine Ice - good stuff, though it's a ridiculously expensive option ($40 a gallon here locally...) I drained it, and the stuff in there was some yellowish/brown.... something. Plus I had about an inch of crud sitting in the bottom of the overflow tank that I cleaned out as well. To flush I just kept filling and draining until it came out clear. I don't think it's a big deal what you flush with, but I did use filtered water even for this part. Then I made a water/vinegar mixture (as recommended by the Engine Ice site) and filled the radiator. Turned on the bike and let it run until the fan came on and gave it a few minutes to make sure that ran all the way through. You should have seen the mud that squirted out of the overflow tube when it got hot.... hard to believe that was just sitting in there. Let everything cool off, then drain and fill with whatever you're going to end up using. Obviously for this part you need the super pure blah blah blah.
What option did you go with when using Water Wetter? I picked some up and am thinking of doing a complete flush then going with the water + wetter option since we rarely ever get below freezing here in San Diego. Although on the wetter bottle, it advises to go no less than 15% antifreeze for street use with the water + wetter only option appropriate for racing. What kind of results did you see? I appreciate any feedback you can share with me.
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