Full Version: coolant problem?
how doo all, need info please.had coolant problem,looks like bottle was empty filled with prestone 50/50 premix.ran about 10 mins.hot light came on.checked bottle level apprx.half full.could there be an air lock,if so, how doo i fix it? any info please!! thanks, wayne
Hey, i had the same problem.
mine there was an air pocket causing coolant not to flow. the bottle allways stayed full.
try and bleed it off.
mine there was an air pocket causing coolant not to flow. the bottle allways stayed full.
try and bleed it off.
QUOTE(BONE @ Dec 17 2007, 12:03 PM) 
Hey, i had the same problem.
mine there was an air pocket causing coolant not to flow. the bottle allways stayed full.
try and bleed it off.
mine there was an air pocket causing coolant not to flow. the bottle allways stayed full.
try and bleed it off.
hey bone,thanks for the reply.i talked to a buddy of mine,long time cat guy,who said the same thing.never bled or "burpped"a coolant system.any input?i could use all the help i could get!! thanks again,wayne
to bleed the coolant system just run it with the cap off the reservoir.
Check for coolant leaks as well.
Its possible your impeller is broken as well.
In my 01 mxz 800 adrenaline I had an impeller fry and it made a complete mess....2000$ later.....
its just a cheap arse plastic piece that fry's easy as heck...its not even quality plastic lol.
Check for coolant leaks as well.
Its possible your impeller is broken as well.
In my 01 mxz 800 adrenaline I had an impeller fry and it made a complete mess....2000$ later.....
its just a cheap arse plastic piece that fry's easy as heck...its not even quality plastic lol.
QUOTE(Amw86 @ Dec 18 2007, 03:56 PM)
to bleed the coolant system just run it with the cap off the reservoir.
Check for coolant leaks as well.
Its possible your impeller is broken as well.
In my 01 mxz 800 adrenaline I had an impeller fry and it made a complete mess....2000$ later.....
its just a cheap arse plastic piece that fry's easy as heck...its not even quality plastic lol.
Check for coolant leaks as well.
Its possible your impeller is broken as well.
In my 01 mxz 800 adrenaline I had an impeller fry and it made a complete mess....2000$ later.....
its just a cheap arse plastic piece that fry's easy as heck...its not even quality plastic lol.
You have to burp your system.
With a cold sled, park it on a snowbank with the skis up, remove the radiator cap and let it idle. You have to let the thermostat open up. With the sled elevated, it allowes the antifreeze to flow through your heat exchangers and force the air to the resivoir with a removed cap, therefore letting the air go out. It took us a couple times with the same sled, so be patient.
I must ask though, why was it low.
Also, an old timer ski-doo mechanic said in his twenty years at his dealer, he has never seen a water pump fail on a skidoo. But, when they do, your motor will nut run very long because everything works off of the same shaft.
QUOTE(jaredw @ Dec 22 2007, 12:09 AM)
You have to burp your system.
With a cold sled, park it on a snowbank with the skis up, remove the radiator cap and let it idle. You have to let the thermostat open up. With the sled elevated, it allowes the antifreeze to flow through your heat exchangers and force the air to the resivoir with a removed cap, therefore letting the air go out. It took us a couple times with the same sled, so be patient.
I must ask though, why was it low.
Also, an old timer ski-doo mechanic said in his twenty years at his dealer, he has never seen a water pump fail on a skidoo. But, when they do, your motor will nut run very long because everything works off of the same shaft.
With a cold sled, park it on a snowbank with the skis up, remove the radiator cap and let it idle. You have to let the thermostat open up. With the sled elevated, it allowes the antifreeze to flow through your heat exchangers and force the air to the resivoir with a removed cap, therefore letting the air go out. It took us a couple times with the same sled, so be patient.
I must ask though, why was it low.
Also, an old timer ski-doo mechanic said in his twenty years at his dealer, he has never seen a water pump fail on a skidoo. But, when they do, your motor will nut run very long because everything works off of the same shaft.
hey jared thanks for the reply.i think i've got good flow to the heat exch.pretty hot to the touch.i think it was a boil over?was'nt on the sled at the time,my 16 year was riding,said he did'nt notice anything,bottle looked empty.re-filled with 50/50 did'nt notice any leaks.thanks for the info. wayne
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