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09-07-13, 07:48 PM
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Holed radiator.
Anyone had worse luck when they bought an SV? Second owner on a 2009 model with full suzuki service history (had 7000 miles when I bought it), I've done 3000 miles and so far have burnt out the ignition circuit with water in the connector block, then a rear wheel puncture with 400 miles on a new tyre, then burnt out headlight circuit due to water in the connector block and today I holed the radiator when a stone went through it. I live in the middle of nowhere (hour walk to the train station - no other public transport) so I'm now stuck with a two hour commute to Reading when a return train ticket costs the same as half my weekly fuel bill whilst I try to repair the bike (good luck getting a rad, gotta get one posted as I can't pick one up!) and as I just started a new job Monday I won't get paid now until the end of August. Someone cheer me up please!
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09-07-13, 08:14 PM
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Re: Vent
stick chewing gum on the rad?
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09-07-13, 08:34 PM
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Re: Vent
What harm can it do? Think it would be alright to just use water in it to go get some coolant?
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09-07-13, 08:58 PM
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Re: Vent
Plain water is fine as long as it stays in and doesnt p1ss out while you are going along.Race bikes run with just water all the time.
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09-07-13, 11:32 PM
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Bet they use distilled water, unless its very soft water where you live. Hard water is not good for alloy engines.
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10-07-13, 06:33 AM
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10-07-13, 10:23 AM
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I had to do this when I holed my rad when I was out with the GM hooligans  Got me home and I then cleaned it all off with copious amounts of WD40. Flashed all that off with brake cleaner then smeared some 2 pack epoxy over the hole. That was a couple of thousand miles ago. Doesn't leak and cost about £4.99 to fix. |
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10-07-13, 12:50 PM
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Re: Holed radiator.
What Scoobs said. If you take your radiator to a repair shop, they'll do basically the same thing, they'll just charge you for their expertise.
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10-07-13, 05:24 PM
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Re: Holed radiator.
Well I'll give it a go as Suzuki want £500 for a new rad and see how it holds out, makes me feel slightly better!
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