May 4th, 2017, 07:47 AM | #1 |
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I have a leak from a coolant hose. Can anyone tell me how to replace the hose?
I feel stupid asking, but I'm not the most mechanically inclined person. Here's an image of the specific coolant hose. It's on the left side of the bike, and I believe it's attached to the head.
I've already ordered the hose through a local dealership, and a mechanic told me he'd charge me $60 to replace the hose, which isn't a bad price, but I'd like to save money where possible. Link to image: http://imgur.com/a/Pkawj You can see that the previous owner puttied up the hose. He didn't tell me about the leak. I discovered it the day after buying the bike. TL;DR: Has anyone replaced this hose before? |
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May 4th, 2017, 08:10 AM | #2 |
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May 4th, 2017, 09:06 AM | #3 |
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A better picture may help. Maybe one with the left fairing off
Edit: I went outside and took my left fairing off and it seems that the pipe you are talking about is connected to the water pump and to a rubber hose above the starter. You should be able to drain the coolant through the water pump by removing a bolt (can't for the life of me remember which one) and after the coolant is drained it looks as if the portion of the hose connected to the water pump is held on with 2 bolts (they may have o rings for them idk) and then the upper portion is just fitted into the rubber hose above the starter and secured with a hose clamp. Hope this helps! Edit to my edit: dont feel stupid asking!. I used to never be mechanically inclined but I had to start somewhere. Now I do all my own work and have saved myself and others hundreds if not thousands of dollars in labor cost. |
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May 4th, 2017, 01:19 PM | #5 |
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This is only slightly more complicated than changing a light bulb.
If you have WAY too much time on your hands, here's an excruciatingly detailed video on flushing your coolant. I mean, an HOUR AND FORTY FIVE MINUTES of detail. That's not because it's complicated, it's because this guy covers every tiny detail.
Link to original page on YouTube.
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May 4th, 2017, 01:21 PM | #6 |
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You are most welcome. Hope you can save yourself the 60$. That buys a lot of beer...
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May 4th, 2017, 07:09 PM | #7 |
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May 8th, 2017, 05:20 PM | #8 |
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The diagrams at https://www.kawasaki.com/Parts may help you get a better idea of how everything fits together too.
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May 10th, 2017, 06:29 PM | #9 |
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I did it on Monday, for what it's worth. It was an easy fix. I even did a coolant flush following the video @adouglas shared.
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May 11th, 2017, 08:43 AM | #10 |
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Excellent, I'm glad it worked out OK.
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