When she wen't down

[snyper316]

Ok so I did find a scuffed plastic elbow. However after @Flyinfool pointed me in the direction of checking for a leak of antifreeze sure enuff there was a small puddle underneath Marie. To answer your question @cowpuc rather then make a tech forum in the watering I moved this way to answer the question. The rubber hose I am talking about is wet from antifreeze but what you showed is rather close I believe thats where my rubber hose goes to. I tried to identify it at yamaha parts house and wow couldn't tell you which hose it is.All I can really say it is on the inside between the elbow and the takes antifreeze to a metal hose. Been trying to find a new house to rent. Landlord is making no effort to do anything about the flue that fell. Been waiting for that since July. So now that its getting cold soon I have got to find that and trying to find a house with a Garage is about pointless anymore. I do not like the Idea of leaving Shorty or Marie out in the weather. I guess I spoiled myself having a *two car garage* Thats about all that fits in the garage is Cars, I used to park my Jimmy in there but could only do so on one side. Needless to say I am not sure what to think right now been here since 2010 his dad used to run the place and since he passed it just don't seem like he wants to have anything to do with fixing the houses. Waited 5 weeks for him to fix a drain I finally got that fixed. Would done the Chimney but there is no way I am going to do a $3,000 job for free or very little. So now that I have went way off subject I will get back to it. Anywho I dont think this is from the bike tipping over because it has leaked every once in a while and not very much. I guess I will be pulling the hose and taking it to Bumper To Bumper (Napa) and see if he can fix me up once again. I may even by 100 foot of his wire and by 40 Spark Plug caps and make some wires and sell them on Ebay!!

[snyper316]

OK so I stand corrected it is the big hose that comes off the bottom of the Radiator it is in pretty bad shape it definately need to be replaced so thanks for pointing me in that direction before I lost all my coolant its not leaking bad while cold but seemed the warmer she was getting the more she leaked. It isn't pouring out but a pretty good trickle.

[Flyinfool]

Sometimes blessing come wrapped in the strangest of ways. dropping the bike got you to find the leak. having that hose blow on the road and lubing the rear tire with nice slippery anti freeze would have been much worse.

 

There are some threads where some one figured out which car hose can be cut to make the various hoses for a venture.

[kf_sk_mccall]

Here is what I used earlier this year.

 

BYPASS PIPE (1/2 INCH HEATER HOSE)

HOSE 1 (3/4 INCH HEATER HOSE)

HOSE 3 (1/2 OF GATES #21432 )

HOSE 4 (1/2 OF GATES #21432 )

HOSE 5 (GATES #18422 )

RESERVOIR HOSE (7/32 INCH VACUUM TUBING FROM ACE HARDWARE)

1 – 214-11198-01 GASKET

2 – 93210-27778 O RING

1 – 93210-43713 O RING

 

Ken