Water Pump. Valve Closing Temperature (for reference)

COOLING SYSTEM

Valve Closing Temperature (for reference)

Avoid the use of a flushing compound which is harmful to the aluminum engine and radiator. Carefully follow the instructions supplied by the manufacturer of the cleaning product.

• Warm up the engine, and run it at normal operating tem­perature for about ten minutes.

• Stop the engine, and drain the cooling system.

• Fill the system with fresh water.

• Warm up the engine and drain the system.

• Repeat the previous two steps once more.

• Fill the system with a permanent type coolant and bleed the air from the system (see Coolant Change in the Peri­odic Maintenance chapter).

Coolant Filter Cleaning

• Refer to the Coolant Filter Cleaning in the Periodic Main­
tenance chapter.

Coolant Valve Inspection

• Drain the coolant (see Coolant Change in the Periodic Maintenance chapter).

• Remove the coolant valve on the engine right side.

• Inspect the coolant valve [A] at room temperature.

• If the valve is closed, replace the valve with a new one.
OTo check valve opening, just blow through the valve.

Standard: 70°C (158°F) or more at 25 kPa (0.25 kgf/cm², 3.6 psi)

Water Pump Removal

• Drain the coolant.

• Remove the engine guard (see Engine Guard Removal in the Frame chapter)

• Loosen the clamp and remove the radiator hose [A] from the water pump cover [B].

• Remove the four cover bolts [C].

• With the water pipe [D] attached, remove the water pump cover.

• Install the right footpeg assembly.

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