Coolant leaking for overflow

Hello all,

Discovered this forum while looking for information on Speed Triples. I have been browsing the last couple of days, lots of good information and stories. This thread is tough. What a bummer.

Anyways I am looking for some advice. I am the second owner (2 months) of a 2000 speed triple. This is my first bike but I have worked on my cars.

Last night when I came home from work and pulled into the garage, radiator fluid was flowing out of the overflow pipe. It was a pretty steady stream that stopped soon after I turned off the engine. I added about 5 oz of water this AM and let it run. At first it seemed OK, but after about 5 minutes it started flowing again. I may have overfilled it though.

Is there anything I can check for or replace easily before I shell out some bills at a shop? I don't have a shop manual but I am going to see if I can find a Haynes this weekend.

-Mark

[ This message was edited by: oodles on 2007-02-01 15:21 ]

[Devious2XS]

First - check to make sure it is not over filled.
Next - check that the radiator cap is working correctly. If not, the coolant will flow out when it warms.

[Motard-Menace]

oodles,

Welcome first off. Do you hear the fan running at all, this could be a problem. Hard to diagnose over the computer but there are a couple guys on here that are really knowledgable lads like Devi and Oldsquid. Maybe they have an idea. As for a shop manual, I don't think Haynes makes one but there is a guy on ebay selling cd version ones all the time. Just search under speed triple. Good luck and welcome again...........

[whiplash23]

I second the radiator cap. I had that same problem on my '04 Tiger and it turned out that the radiator cap wasn't fitting properly. Cap was replaced under warranty and I haven't had a problem since.

[calliperman]

Oodles,
i had this problem on my 03 model, when you check the level cold, make sure it's just up at the minimum mark, i was always topping mines up to the max and every time i did this it would piss out the overflow. No problems since.

I checked the fan and it is running.
The rad cap looks OK and fits snug. The pressure valve(spring?) moves easily so I doubt it is that. I will check the water level and make sure it is OK. It looks like it is off to the shop though.

Only other things I can think of is blocked radiator, bad water pump, or bad thermostat.

The coolant reservoir has some brown sitting on the bottom so I am a bit concerned that some gunk has built up in the radiator.
I am told that the coolant system was flush in the last year so it should all be fresh.

[Motard-Menace]

Goodluck, let us know when you get it all sorted out...