Bought a new radiator? How to swap out old one?

Insane Pie · April 21st, 2015, 08:08 AM

I assume I have to flush the fluids and then it's just a matter of putting on the new radiator and fan and then filling it back with fluids, right?

csmith12 · April 21st, 2015, 08:10 AM

Yep, just add burping the system at the end.

snapshot · April 21st, 2015, 08:56 AM

What Chris said. I usually start the bike once the system is mostly full and then continue to top it off as it idles. Giving the hose next to the cap some gentle squeezes as it runs will usually bring all the air to the top. (I fix cars for a living and that's how we do it at the shop unless it's a special case.)

Ride on,

J~

Insane Pie · April 22nd, 2015, 10:09 PM

Awesome, sounds easy enough. Should I flush the new radiator as well since it's used, before I add the coolant? Just got it in the mail today actually, and a bunch of coolant leaked into the package haha.

csmith12 · April 23rd, 2015, 06:03 AM

Anything old with a hole in it needs to be flushed before use.... ijs

April 21st, 2015, 08:08 AM	#1
Insane Pie ninjette.org member Name: Alex Location: Las Vegas Join Date: Apr 2014 Motorcycle(s): '08 Ninja 250 Posts: 132	Bought a new radiator? How to swap out old one? I assume I have to flush the fluids and then it's just a matter of putting on the new radiator and fan and then filling it back with fluids, right?

April 21st, 2015, 08:10 AM	#2
csmith12 The Corner Whisperer Name: Chris (aka Reactor) Location: Northern KY Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250 (track), 1992 250, 2006 R6 (street/track), 2008 R6 (track) Posts: Too much. MOTY 2015, MOTM - Nov '12, Nov '13	Yep, just add burping the system at the end. __________________________________________________ Goal: Shake A Million Hands \| Look through the corners \| Track Day Prep \| Closest track? \| The Mid-Ohio School

April 21st, 2015, 08:56 AM	#3
snapshot Fogwalker Name: Jeff Location: Western NC Join Date: Mar 2015 Motorcycle(s): '09 Ninja 250 "Matilda" Posts: 124	What Chris said. I usually start the bike once the system is mostly full and then continue to top it off as it idles. Giving the hose next to the cap some gentle squeezes as it runs will usually bring all the air to the top. (I fix cars for a living and that's how we do it at the shop unless it's a special case.) Ride on, J~ __________________________________________________ Take care of new riders, for we were them, and they will be us. Y. Hong 2004

April 23rd, 2015, 06:03 AM	#5
csmith12 The Corner Whisperer Name: Chris (aka Reactor) Location: Northern KY Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250 (track), 1992 250, 2006 R6 (street/track), 2008 R6 (track) Posts: Too much. MOTY 2015, MOTM - Nov '12, Nov '13	Anything old with a hole in it needs to be flushed before use.... ijs __________________________________________________ Goal: Shake A Million Hands \| Look through the corners \| Track Day Prep \| Closest track? \| The Mid-Ohio School

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April 22nd, 2015, 10:09 PM	#4
Insane Pie ninjette.org member Name: Alex Location: Las Vegas Join Date: Apr 2014 Motorcycle(s): '08 Ninja 250 Posts: 132	Awesome, sounds easy enough. Should I flush the new radiator as well since it's used, before I add the coolant? Just got it in the mail today actually, and a bunch of coolant leaked into the package haha.