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Post by bobf on Nov 30, 2013 8:20:25 GMT -6
Thank you scot. It looks like I have a problem in my PC. I could not post those picks but you did.
Time for me to do some work on my PC . Maybe something in my Proboards connection or ScooterProfessor setup or something else. Some more time consuming efforts for me.
When you do work on your scoot, take your time, take some pictures if you can. I did just that myself, had a lot of photo's and notes on my computer. Then had a problem with my computer. Lost lots of my photo records of what I was doing and notes too. Just try not to have a PC problem destroy your inputs.
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Post by bobf on Nov 30, 2013 8:32:53 GMT -6
yes it looks like there is no overflow that I can see there ,I will do that an slow ,to.i so thank you for takeing you the time to do this ,I will try to load the pics you sent to me ,.looks like they don't make it easy to get to ,but even if I just take few days doinga little hear an there being careful ,knowing when to walk away ,an come back ,its one thing I learned I used to just break stuff ,on thse thoug I don't want to take that chance ,I will get the cap on tank back on tight ,then follow the steps you said ,I will print it out ,I figure worse case is cap was leaking ,then I knew ,or now know how is come part an give me chanceto check out the guts I did this on my kfx 700 though was easy to acess thing my dl 1000 the same ,thse are all closed up like a sport bike ,probley even more so,I just put the floor plates on ,its ok though ,oh I see the cheap clamp they use in 2nd pic ,I think it will be worth doing just to clean up any fluids that got on thing in there an wipe it clean ,I notice the pdi service ,was not very good ,though I do think no one does it the way we would ,the right way right thanks The bottle up front is for an overflow condition. As the engine heats up the water expands and then goes thru the hose into the overflow bottle. If too much in the bottle it will go out the overflow pipe at the front of the bottle. When the water cools down in the engine it will shrink again and pull some of the water from the overflow tank back into the radiator. I think if you keep the water to about half way up the bottle when cool and you look at it from outside is fine. Check in the slot below the fill cap. Too much and there will be an overflow next time the engine heats up. |
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Post by JR on Nov 30, 2013 8:44:36 GMT -6
Thank you scot. It looks like I have a problem in my PC. I could not post those picks but you did. Time for me to do some work on my PC . Maybe something in my Proboards connection or ScooterProfessor setup or something else. Some more time consuming efforts for me. When you do work on your scoot, take your time, take some pictures if you can. I did just that myself, had a lot of photo's and notes on my computer. Then had a problem with my computer. Lost lots of my photo records of what I was doing and notes too. Just try not to have a PC problem destroy your inputs. . Bob what system are you using Window 7? What browser. Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome? If I know I can tell you some things to do to help.
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Post by bobf on Nov 30, 2013 9:13:12 GMT -6
JR, thanks for the offer. I have Win 7 and use FireFox.
Any help is appreciated. I was going to try to see if any of my selections when joining might be the problem. So suggest away.
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Post by scot on Nov 30, 2013 12:11:26 GMT -6
yes bob I understand I had satilite with win vista that was not out to long then 7 came along ,this one had win7 with free upgrade to win 8 ,after I did that ms office has not worked right since ,I understand ,with my satilite I was restarting 4 times a day ,then I buy system mechanic it was 20.00 it helped remove a lot of junk an ran better for another 2 years ,when I thought it was near time it saved me ,yes thank you ,I had told the guy in the tread about hard starting ,I don't think these thing run well in cold temps I don't either ,so I will peck at it a little at a time an take pics ,now with the new one I still have few small issues computers ,yes software that removes junk clutter temp files they real seem to work ,I keep this posted ,today is to cold 28 ,we are getting januarry weather in november ,with warm year its hard to get used to the cold  ,though I am with fairpoint internet my email has been down for 2 weeks they cant seem to fix it ,its allways somethings had I have the back up email though |
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Post by scot on Nov 30, 2013 12:20:43 GMT -6
so mabey I do have it to full to the neck ,that what there tech said ,though he said instead of draining some out ,he said it would just stop with time ,,I still want to take a look ,it seem ,if was warmer could take it part in a few hours ,but like I said I will just peck at it .I am guessing there is a drain on the radiator ,they said to drain what was left with note on seat ,then on phone though they said they had id it for me ,an they also said ,they replaced it with 50/50 ,wich as you can see in the pics there was nothing to see,thanks bob sunday in later this week we supposed to get warm up .oh they had said the whole system holds up to a half gallon ,a brand new bottle of preston,it took about 3rd I wonder if they just drained the bootle an not the radiator ,though if you say bob the tank should one see about half way full couse of swelling from heating up ,it very well could be overflow ,couse its not leaking just siting there .I may try to start it ,take out some of before I start it ,an see if it leaks ,
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Post by bobf on Nov 30, 2013 13:24:35 GMT -6
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Post by scot on Nov 30, 2013 13:55:22 GMT -6
well I got the cap back on after takeing little out ran in for 10 minutes good warm up ,it probley just needed to get into system ,was only a few drops ,I think its like you said bob an the tech was I had to much in there ,an it had to go some whear ,so I figure ,that must have been it .I am going to let it cool then run it again another 10 minutes ,though when I get warmer day I can see I still want ,get in there an have look at mine ,how do you fill yours through cap under seat ,with my jap bikes I never had to do anything ,to the cooling system ,though I sold them all with low miles thanks
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Post by bobf on Nov 30, 2013 14:11:18 GMT -6
scot, I don't ever take the cap off my radiator unless for some reason the overflow tank goes down or dry. Just check the slot below the overfill bottle looking for fluid level in the slot below the cap.
I would never ride below the 40 degrees temps. And I also find it hard to ride when the temps down here get to the high 90 degrees temps. I may have ridden short runs at over 100 degrees but will never try when we get into the 110 to 115 degrees ranges. Highest temp I have seen down here was 117 degrees but I was in my car with the cooler going full blast and at home with the A/C keeping the house at 79 degrees.
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Post by scot on Nov 30, 2013 14:28:16 GMT -6
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Post by scot on Nov 30, 2013 14:31:59 GMT -6
scot, I don't ever take the cap off my radiator unless for some reason the overflow tank goes down or dry. Just check the slot below the overfill bottle looking for fluid level in the slot below the cap. I would never ride below the 40 degrees temps. And I also find it hard to ride when the temps down here get to the high 90 degrees temps. I may have ridden short runs at over 100 degrees but will never try when we get into the 110 to 115 degrees ranges. Highest temp I have seen down here was 117 degrees but I was in my car with the cooler going full blast and at home with the A/C keeping the house at 79 degrees. . |
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Post by scot on Nov 30, 2013 14:41:10 GMT -6
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Post by scot on Nov 30, 2013 16:30:23 GMT -6
well i desided to start takeing part pics show how far I am that hose I guess is the drain overflow I could see coolent on the tank to I think it leaked in all 3 places,as when I ran it the first time I had both covers off ,an now that I got to find the bolt I did find one but it was not the one I dropped I aslo found there was certain places like behind foot peg they did not put a screw on either side tomorrow is new day ,will add pics to quote
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Post by scot on Nov 30, 2013 16:36:36 GMT -6
I GOT 2ND WIND AN DESIDED TO GET OUT MY SPOT LIGHT ,THE RADIATER IS IN FRONT ON THIS ONE ,I AM HAVEING A HARD TIME GETTING THE BLACK HUAL OFF ,IS IT SOMEHOW CONNECTED TO THE PAN ON BOTTOM ,I AM TAKEING MY TIME BUT WHAT BISH ,IT FEELS LIKE I AM MISSING SOMETHING AS FAR AS BOLTS GO Attachments:
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Post by bobf on Nov 30, 2013 19:48:10 GMT -6
Not sure about which part you are talking about. So I will make a guess. The black floor piece between the rear engine part and the front steering part. If so, let me say this to you. If wrong just ignore what I have said.
First, you must take off the metal strips for you feet. Then you will find a number of screws holding the rubber part down on both sides. Then you will need to loosen up both the rear panels so you can move them aside to get the rubber from underneath the panels. Also need to loosen the two front panels so you can get them out of the way as you work the front of the rubber part loose. The rubber part needs to be loose all around so that it can be maneuvered around as you try to lift it out.
That is the way I originally did it. Since then I do things a bit different
If it was me now doing it, I would completely remove the rear panels and put them aside for now. That means taking the box off, removing all the screws on the panels. Be careful at the rear as they like to stay together. There are items at the rear that need to be removed also. A small panel under the tail lights needs removed. Also follow the wire on the right hand side from the tail lights to a connector, I believe it was just a slip connector, and take it apart to free the light and the panels to be picked up and moved to the side away from the scoot. Be careful while handling the panels as they are still somehow connected at the rear. Try to not break something.
If you don't want to take the side panels completely off they would be free to just push them back a bit while you do whatever work you want to do. You can tip them a bit to one side or the other. This way you won't need to remove the lock on the left side. To remove the lock you move the panels enough to get behind the left panel and work the keeper out from behind the panel and work the cables free. Then you can remove the lock so you can move the panels away.
Either way, off or just moved to the rear, you will free the rear of the rubber foot pad. Making it much easier to get the rubber pad off or back on.
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