im surprised i didnt squeek it... long

[bigjay]

sooo.. today i geared up and went to go for a ride after having fixed my barfing carb problem ( thanks Bob and Paul). i made a wfo pass back and forth on the canal then hit an orchard that a few of the local guys have a "track" cut around and through, its pretty sandy and deep in some spots so i was riding the clutch a little to keep from just peeling out, when i got to the end my bike was blowing steam and water from the overflow.. like mad i know going slow and slipping the clutch are 2 heat builders so i putted to the road and rode around the corner to home and killed it. after it cooled off i looked in the radiator and it was full.. WTF?

I Called stoffers and he suggested i check to see if they were clogged, BINGO.. the right one ( with the cap ) couldnt be blown through without force and water wouldnt pass through on its own without major pressure and even then it just slightly dripped through. Following Pauls suggestion i soaked them in CLR ( NOTE: limeaway was what i had on hand and tried first.. it sucks, CLR owned limeaway today) the left rad was only slightly gunked up ( calcium buildup at the bottom, looked like seasalt) and cleared out with just one soak and rinse out, the other took 3 hours to get it to where water was flowing, it was still only halfass so i am letting it soak overnight then trying to blow it out with the hose tommarow.


im sure everytime ive ridden my bike its been close to death.. i bet the surging and loss of power is from overheating and i just hope i didnt do any substantial damage to anything in there. my bike is all torn apart again as of now, i painted the frame and subframe ( subframe off but frame with all the powertrain still attached.. i know its halfass but its just gonna get screwed up again) and will be putting it back together in the next couple of days, anything i should watch for that would be a sign that i did some damage by overheating it? assuming everything is ok i bet its gonna run alot better when all back together.

[dannygraves]

its a cr500, if it still runs, its fine and keep riding!
if it suddenly gets really easy to kick, then you did some serious damage.

[AlisoBob]

i bet its gonna run alot better when all back together.

Yup.... Good call Paul.

[ou812]

Good reason not to run tap water

[bigjay]

Good reason not to run tap water

amen to that, i run purified only, it would appear that the previous owners didnt beieve in such things though. hopefully its still got compression and is ready to rumble again. thepaints dry so ill be putting it back together tonight.. well see

[ISBB]

should be distilled and not purified.. if your gonna run straight water imo

i use straight engine ice and havent had one overheating problem yet...