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: engine coolant smell?


TMFD
03-13-2009, 08:15 PM
after about 10 or 15 minutes of riding i can smell the coolant when i stop. i check the driveway and the bike for leaks but can't find any. anyone know if this is normal? i had all the fluids changed sept of '08 so it's not old fluid, and the level isn't low.

jgos929
03-13-2009, 10:13 PM
Sounds like you got a leak somewhere and maybe its burning up.

TMFD
03-14-2009, 01:05 PM
hmmm. i'll get the techs to look at it when i get my spring check-up.

you know how you buy a bike from a dealer and they do the set-up before you drive it out? tightening anything loose, checking specs and fluids. i get that done every spring when good weather finally arrives. just a peace of mind thing, i guess.