[Tezza]

ok the bike was goin fine untill wednesday riding about and then the tem gauge went right up so i pulled over and there was a fooking huge puddle of coolant on the floor i look back and there was a trail of it down the road!

it comes p**sing out a breather / overflow pipe
i've checked the head gasket and also checked water pump both are fine and there are no blockages anywhere just bought a new radiator cap and fitted that but still doint it
if anyone has got any idea what so ever it could be plz post

 

[tzrman1984]

air lock ???

 

[Tezza]

air lock???

 

[tzr freak]

i know you said you checked it mate, but you wouldnt always see anything wrong with a blown head gasket.replace it anyway.an air lock does sound liikely, for the temp shooting up, but wouldnt really blow a sh*t load of water out.sniff the water thats in the radiator.if it smells of petrol or oil,or just plain odd, then you have a blown gasket or oil seal.if not you may have a blockage somewhere before the water pump and after the rad.if this still doesnt uncover a problem come back to us with a few more symptoms/descriptions and we'll see what we can do

 

[Tezza]

ok i just went out 2 sniff the water in the rad and there was none!! but topped it up like 10 mins ago. i bought a sh*tter lol

 

[4dl dunken]

i would go with head gasket or your thermostat my have jammed shut, mine did this a couple of weeks ago, temp shot right up like yours but i stopped before it blew out the rad!!

 

[tzr freak]

ah, good idea.try removing the thermostat, and see if it makes any difference.be carefull not to bust the gasket when you take the housing off.might be worth geting a top end gasket set,to be on the safe side,

 

[wood-tzr]

Just read this topic...

I had the exact same thing 2 weeks ago....temp guage was about 3/4 way up...and suddenly noticed water squirting from the coolant tank!

I have no idea what happened, but it hasnt gone anywhere near 1/2 on the temp guage since......

The engine is being cooled properly, and there is still enough water in the rad and expansion tank...Couldnt understand it...

2 questions I have thought of:

1 - Do you think that I had an airlock in my rad, and it budged on its own

2 - Where abouts on the temp guage should the needle be when the engine has been running for 1 hour?

Thanks!

 

[tzr freak]

needle could be anywhere from half to 3/4,depending on your riding at that time,butwhen it starts creeping towards red you have an issue!

 

[DJUnreal]

That's odd... My tzr's needle NEVER went above halfway. Even in the middle of the summer when I was sat in a queue to get into a bike show having ridden an hour or two to get there!!!

DJ Unreal

 

[darkangel]

It ur head gasket the compreshi in pushing the water out replace it u should slove ur prob i hasd the sam prob on my bike afew years ago

DA

 

[kevin]

does your tzr have a heated carb. mine did and one of the pipes split, p**sing water on the engine and making it look like a steam train. that'll be your prob??

 

[Kameel]

That's odd... My tzr's needle NEVER went above halfway.

yeah mine too.

deffo sounds like an air lock...

 

[Gate3.co.uk]

I'd try the thermostat as it's the easiest, and also make sure the water is circulating around the engine properly. If that fails, then it's time to rip the head off

 

[4dl dunken]

my 4dl never gets off the first line on the gauge, but i've heard they're all like that cos it has such a large rad on it