KHOOKS Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Need help. Last week we had some temps in the low teens. I drained my radiator and filled it up with fresh anti-freeze not 50/50 type but pure. Then cracked and rode around the block a few times to mix. The quad is keep in a non-heated metal building. I left light on and a work light on in the shop. After the few days of cold I went to turn lights and work light off and noticed a puddle of anti-freeze under my quad 2001 banshee. I pulled the radiator cap and it started pouring a stream of coolant out on the clutch side of the quad at or near where the tension rod bolts into the crankcase. Has anyone had a leak around this area before? I'm hoping it didn't freeze and bust the case. I have not had time to get it up in the air so I can see under it. I rode the quad about a week ago before I added coolant and no leaks. Also the day I replaced the coolant I rode the bike and didn't see any type of leak. The quad see stored on a concreet floor so a leak would have showed up cause I did some other work after that and was in and out of my shop. Any help would be helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHOOKS Posted January 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 I think I miss stated the leak location, if sitting on the bike it is on the left side. It is leaking at or near the tension rod bolt/stud into the crankcase just behind the front gear. MY BAD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starwriter Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Probably leaking onto the top of the cases and draining down through the drain holes in the cases below the carbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHOOKS Posted January 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 If so what makes one leak on top of the cases? I'm going to start pull plastic to night and see if I can find where it is coming from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheerider11 Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Hose from case to head Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHOOKS Posted January 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 I pulled the plastic the tank. I can't find a leak on the top of the motor. When sitting flat on the ground it appears the collant is coming out near the left side (if sitting on bike) tension rod bolt or the one just inside of there. There is no coolant on top puddle up anywhere, I remove the radiator cap and it start flowing from where stated above. I leaned the quad over onto it's right side and had coolant coming from the clutch cover area. Would leaning the quad over cause coolant to come out? The hoses all seem in good shape. Also forgot to mention the quad as been stored for a few years and just lonely run twice. The two time are stated in the first post. So I've took it out of storage change plugs and fresh gas fired it up and it ran fine rode for about ten miles. Then we had the cold weather come in (see first post from there to now.) Maybe I have some seals that have just dry rotted and are now showing. CONFUSED I have good mech stills and have built the top end of bike about 20 hours before it got stored so I know a little about how a Banshee is made but by no means a master tech on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHOOKS Posted January 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 http://bansheehq.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=135907&hl=%2Btension+%2Brods This sounds like my problem but not sure. Any help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry's Shee Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Might want to do some research. Straight A F doesn't have as low of freeze point as 50/50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHOOKS Posted January 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Yes I know 50/50 is better. What I did was just drained the radiator and topped it back off with pure AF. The engine still had AF mix in it. So it wasn't a pure AF fill job. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHOOKS Posted January 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 the thread "LEAK HELP" Can't post link for some reason. Also sound like the problem. After read this I'm not sure about the location. I take it his is talking about the lower radiator hose going into the motor behind the water pump cover. Never worked in this area. other than remove the hose. When I removed the hose from this ponit to drain the radiator the other day I guess if this is a pipe with o-rings going into the case I could have pulled it out somewhat or broke them. And now having them drain into the spots stated in the other threads I posted. I'm felling better that it isn't a cracked case from freezing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHOOKS Posted January 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 The more I study this the more it sounds like the o-rings seal the crank case cover. I did not remove the crankcase but I did remove the lower hose from the crankcase. Do you still fill like it could be in this area? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starwriter Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 The more I study this the more it sounds like the o-rings seal the crank case cover. I did not remove the clutch cover but I did remove the lower hose from the clutch cover. Do you still fill like it could be in this area? The O ring they are talking about is for the aluminum tube that the hose hooks onto and goes up to the cylinder head. It's held in with a snap ring and the only way to get to the O ring is to pull the clutch cover. The lower radiator hose that you disconnected just goes onto the spout that is part of the clutch cover. The only way you are going to find this is to look and see where it's leaking out of. If you have a buddy with an auto repair shop, they will have a cooling system pressure tester that goes on in place of the radiator cap. Import cars use the same size radiator cap as a banshee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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