Coolant leak in cold temperature
I have a 2001 Tiger in Chicago which is now away for the winter in an unheated garage.
I noticed that once the outside temperature dropped to below about 40 deg F the coolant seems to leak slowly (from what I can tell) out near the radiator cap (car terminology). When the outide temperature was back in the mid 40's the drip/leak stopped. Now the temperature has dropped to below 40 again it is leaking again.
Seems odd to me as I might expect this more from the cooling system if the volume expanded with hot weather but not with the cold weather.
Anyway, I tried tightening some of the hose clamps coming from the lower part of the radiator all to no avail, but like I say it seems to drip down from the top of the radiator. It looks like to get clear access to the top of the radiator cap and the hoses to investigate further I have to remove the fairing and fuel tank.
Any clues/similar experiences/words of wisdom?
Cheers.
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