please help w/ overheat

Gas Man · 11-17-2008, 08:52 PM

I'm kinda with NW on this.

I think its purely electrical. Either the temp display is in-accurately reading or maybe the fan switch is fubar. Does the fan come on at all?

was92v · 11-17-2008, 10:53 PM

This is a little off the wall, but you may want to check you radiator fins to make sure that the Hi Pressure spray didn't fold the outside edges down, blocking airflow. If they are, a small wooden dowel can be used to open them up. Probably not the problem, but easy to look for and easy to fix (gently).

fun-times-always · 11-18-2008, 12:34 AM

UPDATE
took all the plastic off and checked it out. well i found the problem. The hose on the left top side that runs to a solid pipe which leads to the block, where the hose and the pipe meet is kinked and the hose will not fit secure over it. there is no way to replace that pipe either, or at least a simple fix. i figure i will try to make it a circular as possible and run some epoxy on it, as the gap is a hairline. not sure what else may work, an extra clamp and jb weld perhaps

Mr Lefty · 11-18-2008, 12:42 AM

so wait... your saying the metal pipe is kinked? I'd double check that that's your problem... cause unless you're using some new car wash I've never seen the pressure isn't enough to bend a pipe

is the pipe on your radiator?

can you provide pics?

fun-times-always · 11-18-2008, 12:46 AM

no the pipe isnt off the radiator, there is a rubber hose between this pipe and the radiator. i can get pics tom off cell phone to show, but its a solid pipe that runs next to kickstand, as thats the best i can describe it offhand, its a small kink on the bottom, i have no idea how it got there, the only explaination i can offer is perhaps i got a little spray happy and it budged the hose just off that kink and left a fine crack which was probably covered up. i really hope my fixit idea works, cause im not pulling that engine out. i put some money into that bike, but what a PITA, makes me wanna trade or sell for more car stuff sometimes

Mr Lefty · 11-18-2008, 01:11 AM

so it's the motorside... damn for the life of me I can't find a pic of the 04 R1 with out it's fairings showing the left side.

we have a few R1 owners... they may be able to help you figure out if something is wrong... I know I've seen several things when work'n on motors that look like they're bent or tweaked only to find they're made that way...

the only reason I say this is cause unless it's just a complete coincidence... I don't think the water pressure would cause that...

LOZ · 11-18-2008, 02:23 PM

Im waiting for the pics as well... this should be interesting.

when I washed my bike with a hose, I would set it to MIST, instead of jet or anything that was direct hit....and I would cover the ignition with a plastic bag and the electronic damper(i had a 1000RR)

unless you dunk your bike in a pool of mud, you shouldnt need a carwash hose for it...

HRCNICK11 · 11-19-2008, 07:57 PM

Before it started to over heat had you drained and refilled it?

If so you might have had a air bubble that made its way to the pump. Happens all the time to people getting there bike ready for a trackday. When you refill it make sure you sqeeze the hoses a lot like your milking a cow it will move the air bubbles to the top.

11-17-2008, 08:52 PM	#1
Gas Man Trip's Assistant Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Imported from Detroit Moto: 2009 HD Street Classic Posts: 12,149	I'm kinda with NW on this. I think its purely electrical. Either the temp display is in-accurately reading or maybe the fan switch is fubar. Does the fan come on at all? __________________ -Chris "Why pay somebody else to fuck up your bike?" Run Amsoil Product

11-18-2008, 01:11 AM	#6
Mr Lefty TWFix Legend Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Denver CO Moto: 01 BMW F650GS Dakar Posts: 15,677	so it's the motorside... damn for the life of me I can't find a pic of the 04 R1 with out it's fairings showing the left side. we have a few R1 owners... they may be able to help you figure out if something is wrong... I know I've seen several things when work'n on motors that look like they're bent or tweaked only to find they're made that way... the only reason I say this is cause unless it's just a complete coincidence... I don't think the water pressure would cause that... Last edited by Mr Lefty; 11-18-2008 at 01:13 AM..

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11-17-2008, 10:53 PM	#2
was92v Nowhere Man Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 558	This is a little off the wall, but you may want to check you radiator fins to make sure that the Hi Pressure spray didn't fold the outside edges down, blocking airflow. If they are, a small wooden dowel can be used to open them up. Probably not the problem, but easy to look for and easy to fix (gently).

11-18-2008, 12:34 AM	#3
fun-times-always Squid Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Sierra Vista, AZ Moto: 2004 R1 Posts: 9	UPDATE took all the plastic off and checked it out. well i found the problem. The hose on the left top side that runs to a solid pipe which leads to the block, where the hose and the pipe meet is kinked and the hose will not fit secure over it. there is no way to replace that pipe either, or at least a simple fix. i figure i will try to make it a circular as possible and run some epoxy on it, as the gap is a hairline. not sure what else may work, an extra clamp and jb weld perhaps

11-18-2008, 12:42 AM	#4
Mr Lefty TWFix Legend Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Denver CO Moto: 01 BMW F650GS Dakar Posts: 15,677	so wait... your saying the metal pipe is kinked? I'd double check that that's your problem... cause unless you're using some new car wash I've never seen the pressure isn't enough to bend a pipe is the pipe on your radiator? can you provide pics?

11-18-2008, 12:46 AM	#5
fun-times-always Squid Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Sierra Vista, AZ Moto: 2004 R1 Posts: 9	no the pipe isnt off the radiator, there is a rubber hose between this pipe and the radiator. i can get pics tom off cell phone to show, but its a solid pipe that runs next to kickstand, as thats the best i can describe it offhand, its a small kink on the bottom, i have no idea how it got there, the only explaination i can offer is perhaps i got a little spray happy and it budged the hose just off that kink and left a fine crack which was probably covered up. i really hope my fixit idea works, cause im not pulling that engine out. i put some money into that bike, but what a PITA, makes me wanna trade or sell for more car stuff sometimes

11-18-2008, 02:23 PM	#7
LOZ clutch it up bitches! Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Santiago, RD Moto: Honda CRF50 Posts: 548	Im waiting for the pics as well... this should be interesting. when I washed my bike with a hose, I would set it to MIST, instead of jet or anything that was direct hit....and I would cover the ignition with a plastic bag and the electronic damper(i had a 1000RR) unless you dunk your bike in a pool of mud, you shouldnt need a carwash hose for it...

11-19-2008, 07:57 PM	#8
HRCNICK11 Canyon Carver Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 429	Before it started to over heat had you drained and refilled it? If so you might have had a air bubble that made its way to the pump. Happens all the time to people getting there bike ready for a trackday. When you refill it make sure you sqeeze the hoses a lot like your milking a cow it will move the air bubbles to the top.