November 1st, 2017, 10:49 AM
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ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: Rebecca
Location: SF Bay Area
Join Date: Sep 2009
Motorcycle(s): 2013 Ninja 300 w/ ABS, 2014 NC700X, 2008 Ninja 250 (sold), 2002 Ninja 250 (sold)
Posts: A lot.
MOTM - Jan '18, Sep '13
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jkv45
Did you fill the radiator cold, start the bike and run it until it started to overflow, shut it off, let it sit for a couple minutes, fill if necessary, put the cap on, and fill the overflow bottle to the low line?
If so, the radiator should be full.
If, when riding, the overflow bottle fills and the radiator level is low after the engine has cooled, you may have a head gasket issue. Try replacing the radiator cap first though.
That's what our Ninja 500 did. Had to lap the head and replace the head gasket. Pressure from the combustion chamber was over-pressurizing the cooling system and pushing the coolant out.
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Not my first time putting coolant in. I know what it should look like and it wasn't acting the way it should. If it's the head gasket, that's some BS cuz the engine I just had put in is almost brand new.
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