skydock_17

[oldgoat]

just wanted to say thank you for the radiator it got here today. i had a friend test my old one and sure enough the upper core where the cap goes on has a small split in it that was makeing it run across the top and down the other side makeing me think it was leaking on that side. yours my friend looks like a brand new one. and you included the fan and the cap. now how is that for a great man? i wont be installing this for a few days my bike is up in a storage shead and the temp around here the next few days is going to hit the hight 90,s with heat index in the 105 range so im not going into a metal storage shead to work in that kind of temp. but i will keep ya posted on when i get it done.

[oldgoat]

ok ok i got a fire up my arse got some fans and a cooler of refreshments. went up there took the leaking one off got smart this time i put it in the trunk of the car. got yours out of the box and said what the hell im allready hot and sweaty. so i installed it. tighten everything up good and tighty. but forgot the darn little hose to the overflow bottle. i will work on that it was cut at one time and put back on so its looking a little short? anyways i filled it with water. for test purpose. the radiator filled up and started looking like it was leaking? then i said its filling all the cores so it just looks wet. and of course for once in my life i was right LOL now the temp in the shed was reaching 115 in there so i said james time to get the heck out of there. so tomorrow is the fire up test. the PO had the fan running on a switch so i just went back to that set up. as the temp gage is what i call a summer time gage summer the time it works great summer the time you have to tap it. i did get sensors off of flebay but seeing as the PO cut and spliced one to install that switch the tang one on the sensor unit is not plugged in. now the bike ran good like that when i bought it then the gremlins of not maintaing the bike caught up with it. so im slowly getting this bike back together. and i hate to say this but enjoying working on it myself things i can do. because by noways am i a motorcycle mechanic. i also learned mark things draw a diagram take picks put the part like screws in a baggie with and tie to the part it came off of. also clean the engine or junk off before working on it . and proper tools will make life a little more easy on ya. now wish this oldgoat luck tomorrow when i fire it up and pray it dont over heat. i will run that fan at all times better to be safe then sorry..

[skydoc_17]

Hey James,

It is always a pleasure to help a fellow VR.ORG Member in need! I wish you the very best of luck with your project! Perhaps we can share some road together someday. I was thinking of you at Don's Maint. Day this past weekend, It would have been nice to see you. Maybe next year!

Earl