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So today I was about to go on a ~150 mile ride with a big group and when I pulled up, one of the guys pointed out that coolant was coming out of the overflow line at a pretty good rate.
Upon further inspection my coolant overflow tank was all the way full up to the brim and bubbling (not boiling I dont think, just bubbling like one of the lines was releasing air into it or something). At least the coolant that we saw--there wasnt TOO much that came out, but what did come out came out pretty quickly, this wasnt just a little trickle. Coolant temp only read 212F and this was after a little stop and go. Then it stopped, I rode it around the block and back, decided not to go on the ride and rode it back to the garage and havent noticed any more leaking since.
On the way back I cruised some back roads to try and get it cooled down and it got down to 158F which seems a little low for this 76 degree day, then as soon as I pulled in, it quickly shot back up to like 180, what seemed a good amount faster than normal.
3-4 riding seasons ago I flushed the coolant and put in engine ice, have had zero issues up until today. 2011 with only ~7000 miles. Could I have just gotten an air bubble in the system? Could the coolant have just gotten low and it started to boil or something?
Any input appreciated!
Upon further inspection my coolant overflow tank was all the way full up to the brim and bubbling (not boiling I dont think, just bubbling like one of the lines was releasing air into it or something). At least the coolant that we saw--there wasnt TOO much that came out, but what did come out came out pretty quickly, this wasnt just a little trickle. Coolant temp only read 212F and this was after a little stop and go. Then it stopped, I rode it around the block and back, decided not to go on the ride and rode it back to the garage and havent noticed any more leaking since.
On the way back I cruised some back roads to try and get it cooled down and it got down to 158F which seems a little low for this 76 degree day, then as soon as I pulled in, it quickly shot back up to like 180, what seemed a good amount faster than normal.
3-4 riding seasons ago I flushed the coolant and put in engine ice, have had zero issues up until today. 2011 with only ~7000 miles. Could I have just gotten an air bubble in the system? Could the coolant have just gotten low and it started to boil or something?
Any input appreciated!