Changing coolant on CB900

[Elysium]

Ok I want to try and change the coolant myself and need to know the does and don'ts when changing the coolant.

[Squiggles]

Follow the manual, and go slow when refilling... i give the lines a wiggle too, you dont want pockets of air in them

[Trudes]

Don't stand too close to the outlet with your little container to catch the coolant when it comes out, it splirts out quite a long way, oh and it's hot, smelly, slimey and toxic (yep lesson learnt)

[Elysium]

Cool thanks guys. I did speak to a bike mechnic yesterday and found what proberly is the drain bolt on the water pump. He said to run the bike for a bit to get rid of any air bubbles after puting the coolant in.

Also can the old stuff be disposed off same way as oil at recycling centres?

[AllanB]

Have a look here - he is putting covers on his coolant pipes - but in the process goes through coolant changes. There is about 3 vids for coolant. Watch them all and make notes, he has classic lines - "I'll undo that and hopefully green stuff will come out"

Americans sniff a lot on their videos.........


The book says you want a 50/50 mix of water and geen shit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xlBUweIWiw

[Elysium]

Cool, thanks for the link.