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Posted by John Hopkins
 - February 06, 2013, 12:03:39 PM

What a load of fuss about nothing..it was an easy job..one screw and off came the instrument panel, reach in and remove the radiator cap, remove the drain bolt under the radiator and drain into a big tray,,place an old rag under the pump drain screw and remove the screw, remove and clean the reservior tank, stick it all back together, flush with clean water and refill with coolant..

Very easy..

John.

Posted by John Hopkins
 - February 05, 2013, 05:58:31 AM

According to the manual it is a really difficult job..I can see a few short cuts that repair shops probably use, but why do the manufacturers make it so difficult to reach the radiator cap when the coolant is one of the most important things on the bike...I can't help wondering how many bikes have overheated due to the complex nature of the job..

John.

Posted by 49Reo
 - February 04, 2013, 21:34:03 PM

Glad to see you are right p to snuff on that job, John; now, if you could come over here and do mine....... ;D

Posted by CDNRatMan
 - February 04, 2013, 21:22:29 PM

on the 800 you just have to remove the speedo housing and the rad cao is right there to get into it and work on it.....

Posted by John Hopkins
 - February 04, 2013, 19:39:18 PM

No I haven't done it yet..My Drifter is in my workshop which is up three stairs..I have to unlock some double wooden doors, fit a ramp, ride it out of the building and around the block to get to a place I can run a hosepipe to it to flush it out..It means moving two bikes out of my garage and into the workshop to make way for the Drifter..Probably have to wait a week before I can do that..I have two other bikes in the workshop that some people have put offers on and if they collect them I shall have a lot more room..

It's not really as complicated as it sounds...

If I ignore my Haynes manual I think I can slide the tank back about three inches to get at the radiator cap..

John.

Posted by ChilliDrift
 - February 04, 2013, 16:53:34 PM

After I removed the dash, it was fairly simple to remove the radiator cap.. Perhaps the tanks after 99 were made differently?

Posted by John Hopkins
 - February 04, 2013, 04:48:56 AM

The time has come for me to change the coolant on my 1500..What a difficult job that should be simple..

Remove tank..not the simplist of jobs..

undo radiator cap..

Place drain pan and undo radiator drain plug and pump drain plug..

Flush with hose until clear water runs out.

replace plugs.

fill with water..

refit tank.

Start engine and run for ten minutes.

remove tank.

undo drain plugs.

Drain tank.

refit plugs.

fill with water and flushing fluid.

refit tank.

run engine for ten minutes.

remove tank.

drain system again.

fill with coolant.

bleed system.

refit tank..

This is not a job I would trust someone else to to..

John.

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