[yratellim]

... and you can hear and feel the fan kick on?

 

[ttsingram]

The muffler is too loud to hear the fan until I turn the engine off. It is running then. I had thought about that, but, when my friend got the bike, who I got it from, it had the problem then (2 years ago) just not as bad. I had also thought about something internal, like the headgasket, but the bike has had about 2,000 miles on it sence he bought it and nothing else seems to be effected. I did recently find about 15 to 20% of the fins on the radiator bent. Most of them in front of the fan. Mabe it is a combination of a lot of little things and it will run right when it is back together.

Just thought of something. It takes just over two quarts of coolent. When I checked the level it was full, or it seemed like it. When I drained it two quarts did not come out. Could there have beed a big air pocket in there all that time?

 

[ttsingram]

My clymer manual AND my local Kawasaki shop says that my thermostat is supposed to open at 72C. It has 82C stamped on top and it opens at 82C. I ordered a new one and it is the exact thing as my old one. And I tested it and the new one opens at 82C. I double checked the part numbers and I have exactly what is listed. What is supposed to be in the damn thing????

WHAT THE HELL! The bike is redlining on the temp gauge when not moving. I know it gets warmer when not moving but it should not be this hot. And it is slowly getting worse. HELP!!!!!!