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On 2005-06-03 15:32, Celt wrote:
the cause of this is that when you put the bike on the side stand the coolant runs to the left of the container under the seat and it just so happens that the overflow pipe on the container is "yes you guessed it" on the left.
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I think one additional cause for leaking coolant is also the fact that the cooling fan will not run while the bike is off.
Run the bike hot -> turn it off -> for a while the engine will be much hotter than it ever would while running and some of the coolant will find it's way to the expansion tank.
But yes, you cannot fill the expansion tank even half way, or the excess coolant will be dumped on your first stop. I too thought I was running a bit low on coolant and filled her halfway between min/max and stopped for an icecream only to watch a hot steaming puddle of coolant form under the engine.
Anyway, is this really an issue? If your engine is not overheating and you have enough coolant that some of it will show up in the expansion tank what does it matter?
