coolent gone

[jjfizzle51]

hey i was just wondering are you sposed to refill your coolent every weekend you ride cause mine just seems to disappear so what do you think i'm new to banshee's so i dont really know alot thanks.

[a&sbanshee]

is it coming out of the overflow tubes anywhere?? sounds like u got a blowed head gasket and it may be blowing the coolant out the exhaust or u could have a bad base gasket and it could be leaking at the bottom of the cylinder most time if your head gasket is leakin u will get back pressure on the radiator cap when u got to open it after running it awhile

[Mr.Giggles]

Are you filling the tank under the seat or the rad??????????????

[jjfizzle51]

under the seat why and it is bran new i got it like a month ago could that much damage be done in that short of time

[thecabinboy]

thats the overflow catch bottle not really a reservoir. Coolant get trapped the the line that routes up and down this way and that through your bike to the radiator. When you go up and down steep hills coolant dumps out of the line (usually onto your pipes). I'd just keep checking your radiator level.

Edited August 11, 2004 by thecabinboy

[fixitrod]

thats the overflow catch bottle not really a reservoir. Coolant get trapped the the line that routes up and down this way and that through your bike to the radiator. When you go up and down steep hills coolant dumps out of the line (usually onto your pipes). I'd just keep checking your radiator level.

It is a resevoir. I believe it was Holyman that proved it was. Anyway, move the bottle up to the front. Here's how http://kuoi.asui.uidaho.edu/~john/tips.html Then if it still is losing coolant all the time you have a problem.

[LeChicharon]

You could just re-route the overflow lines back to the overflow bottle.

Is there something wrong with that?

[SICK BOY]

Then you wouldn't be able to tell if your boiling over (tube lets it drip on the pipe,and you can see the steam).

[Holyman]

Keep an eye on the hose coming from the top of the coolant bottle. That's the one that the coolant will spill out of. If you do alot of hard trail riding, wheelies or hill climbs, it will tend to get trapped in that hose a spill out in small amounts until the bottle is almost dry. Most of the time you can re-route the hose so it doesn't have a hump in it that traps the coolant. Or you can move the bottle or RE-move the bottle. The bottle does act as a reservoir and the cap is designed sop that once the engine cools, it will suck the coolant back into the rad but only if there is enough coolant in the res and the hoses are hooked up right.

If you are not losing ANY coolant from the hose, you may have a head leak but this minor spillage is sooo common that I wouldn't panic just yet. To make sure, you could zip tie a small baggy over the end of the hose with a piece of paper towel in it and go for a ride. If there is any coolant in the bag, you've got it nailed. Otherwise you've got to find the leak before you do any more riding.

[bansheeryder_69]

have you checked your impellar? The stock setup sucks cause its a plastic piece on a metal rod and the plastic piece eventually loses its grip on the rod therefore causing the motor to heat up due to lack of coolant and drain out. Pull of the whole side of the crank case, pull the impellar and take it to the local shop to see, you might just want to replace it with an aftermarket impellar while your at it if you have the money and the crank case ripped apart, Cause eventually the stock one will fail.

[94BansheeRider]

I have had this problem since I bought mine in 94. Like the others say, it's coolant that gets trapped in the line then finally comes out on your pipes. I rerouted the drain hose so that it dumps on the ground near the swingarm pivot point (no reason to stain chrome pipes). Or you can move it up front under the nose piece. I just add coolant to the res and don't think anything about it. To me, it's just one of those pre-riding checks that I do. If it's low, I add some to it. A small empty dishwashing soap squeeze bottle works great.

[jjfizzle51]

can you give me thouro instructsions to re route the cord so it falls on the ground

[Capone]

I was losing coolant every weekend and I had a blown headgasket. I didn't know this at the time, ran anyway til one day on the trails I lost ALOT of coolant overheated and blew the topend. I would take the head off (15 min of work) and replace the headgasket for 20$ to see if that helps before you go rerouting anything. Trust me, loosing coolant that fast isn't something to play with. Hope this helps.

[bansheeboy2004]

just take your overflow bottle off and fill it at the raidiator if you still have problems check for leaks. Do you have a cool head?

[ehall1]

just another thought why dont you route the hose up front in your field of view? if your starting to overheat you know immediately cause of the visible steam. but keep aimed away from face and hands. much quicker to notice when your ridin. i do this with my stock and demo cars also works great.

Edited September 18, 2004 by ehall1