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Burning smell from radiator after a ride in heavy rain
I got caught out in the rain on sunday and had to ride back about 40 miles while getting we through.
When I got home I smelled a burning rubber smell coming from the radiator area. NExt time I rode the bike to work I noticed the smell coming back when the engine was warm. I checked the radiator coolant and there seems to be full to the top and no evidence of any leaks. Also there appears to be a little water dripping out of the little drain pipe which comes out under the back brake lever. Is this anything serious, has it happened to anybody else? should I be worried? help... |
It has just occured to me that the fan might be faulty, as the only time I heard it on was when I went for a long ride in the heat a few weeks ago. Should the fan come on all the time or only when riding hard or in hot weather?
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The fan will only come when when it's really hot.
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Reminds me of the time I pushed the hot bike past a garden refuse bag when putting the bike away - spend 20 mins on next fire up worrying what the smell & smoke was. Hell of a mess to clean up too :oops:
Liam |
Thanks guys, smell is now gone and everything is back to normal as far as I can tell. I assume I caught a bit of rubber or plastic somewhere hot and it has fell or burned off now..
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If it makes you feel any better, my bike smelt awful coming back from donington in the rain, I wondered if the water had got in the fan electrics, but no it was running ok
There was more steam coming up behind the screen than Fred Dibnah's traction engine. I once melted a pair of Doc Marten boots on my mates bonnevile exhaust, it took months to remove and it stunk awful too |
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