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Hole in SV1K radiator, what to do?


YSR_Racer_99

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Went for a ride yesterday, and when I parked the bike in the garage, there was a steady flow of coolant. I've been seeing drops and smelling it for a couple of weeks, but couldn't track it down. I found that the hole is smack dab in the middle. Don't know if its in the front or back, but the front "fins" look fine. Had the valves adjusted a couple of weeks ago, and I think that something may have been damaged then, but no way to prove it, and the dealership surely wouldn't admit it.

Radiator shop? Stop-Leak? Some of that super duper adhesive from the obnoxious salesman on TV? Dubble Bubble?

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If it's plastic collectors on the ends and leaking, difficult to deal with. If it's metal tubes and fins leaking, use some silver solder and a propane torch and flux. Drain first. I've had success silver soldering small pin holes. Radiator repair shop standard practice is often cut/bend/pinch the tube and solder (or braze) off and not use that one row. Or, remove the radiator and take it to a radiator shop. Shouldn't cost too much. You're most likely going to take it off anyway.

edit: I nicked one in a van with the water pump and fan blade. Soldered to fix. Taught me to pull the radiator first.

I've also silver soldered rock strikes to fix. Silver solder works a higher temp than regular solder.

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