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hah, i just had the same problem not two days go. i needed to permatex my alternator cover because the stuff i used last time wouldn't keep it from leaking oil all over my boots. so i decided to do a oil and coolant change while i was at it. fill 'er up and go, right? wrong. i hit 117 C (for some reason my bike runs celcius) on the 12 mile ride to work. good news, no more oil leak! so i consulted my triumph buddies at work (and later my maintenance manual D'UH!). i noticed that it's helped alot to bleed the bike from the waterpump first. then remove the outboard hose from the water pump to get all of the fluid out of the system. you can run some fluid through it for an actual 'flush' but i think you'll be fine with just putting motorcycle antifreeze in. then, fill up the hose you removed from the water pump with fluid and reconnect it to the water pump. this will mean that the only air left in the lower part of the system is in the pump itself. if you have a buddy, lean the bike to the right and start filling from the radiator with the pump's bleed port cracked. you'll get a little bit of air and then fluid, let it flow for a while if you want and then close it off. tada, no air in the water pump. continue to fill the radiator. you can also bleed it from the crankcase bleed, but my screw was too long to take off without removing the hose too. it's located forward and above your alternator cover. again, same theory. once it looks like your radiator is full, rock the bike back and forth side to side to get all the air out, making the highest point the fill cap, this will remove the rest of the air. go for a little scoot, and you're done.
also, has anyone ran with 'Wetter Water'? I put the recomended amount in my bike and i can't really tell a difference. maybe 2 degrees C.
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2000 Triumph TT600 Tornado Red/Aluminum Silver
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