I need help

[BA BUSA]

Pop the plugs back in and have the cooling system pressure checked.

 

[BA BUSA]

you are right BUT "straight" water has a slightly better heat transfer ability..

On second note, you can add a surfactant (such as redline water wetter) to water and make it even better.. All coolants have surfactants added already.. this does nothing for the boiling points however. The only place to run water is the race track (easy to clean up in event of spill)

Water Wetter and water works great for hot climates, but if your bike is gonna be exposed to freezing temps you have got to use some anti freeze

 

[Mr Bogus]

Water Wetter and water works great for hot climates, but if your bike is gonna be exposed to freezing temps you have got to use some anti freeze

straight water is hard on the cooling system and the problems far outweigh any benefits.. no lube for the water pump, oxidation of parts and the electrolysis that can occur are terrible.. you can eat clean through an aluminum head in a few thousand miles under the right conditions.. The motors are designed with plenty of head room to make up for the loss of efficiency that comes with glycol based coolants..

if you are racing, that is one thing but for the street, I would venture to say it is just outright foolish to run straight water or water with wetter...

the original "Anti Freeze" (actually a misnomer now, it is coolant as it works as an anti freeze/anti boil agent). was alcohol.. farmers started the use..

 

[dandell1982]

well i just got everything apart...now i just need the new parts to get here...

one other question...Can the self-locking engine mount nuts be reused?

 

[Max Speed]

Man... freeze plugs are not freeze plugs!!!! They are holes in the casting where the wire sand can be pulled out after the metal is poured into the mold at the foundry! It is an area where a void of some kind in most cases water jacket is needed. The sand and wires that made up the shape of the void need a way to be pulled out of the casting. So called freeze plugs got that name because some people got lucky in the past and when water in the motor froze they poped out and the people lucked out the block did not crack... That name freeze plug stuck... Anyone that thinks that the so called freeze plugs were placed into a casting for such a thing is going to be in for a real shock! This is going to be a tough way to learn for sure sorry to say...

 

[dandell1982]

Man... freeze plugs are not freeze plugs!!!! They are holes in the casting where the wire sand can be pulled out after the metal is poured into the mold at the foundry! It is an area where a void of some kind in most cases water jacket is needed. The sand and wires that made up the shape of the void need a way to be pulled out of the casting. So called freeze plugs got that name because some people got lucky in the past and when water in the motor froze they poped out and the people lucked out the block did not crack... That name freeze plug stuck... Anyone that thinks that the so called freeze plugs were placed into a casting for such a thing is going to be in for a real shock! This is going to be a tough way to learn for sure sorry to say...

yea i knew it could happen and have seen it happen on some of my customers cars....but like i said i didnt think the garage it was in was going to go below freezing

 

[GoldenChild]

you can drill and tap spot freeze plugs were in and put npt plugs back in it...

 

[dadofthree]

Hope it works out for ya.

 

[miserycaptain]

Good luck man, that really sucks. Florida rocks!