I own a 2000 kawasaki after starting the bike the temperature light comes on. I checked the antifreeze overflow resevoir and filled it to the indicator mark. After the bike idles for awhile the antifreeze is flushed out the overflow tube. My question is doe the nomad have a thermostat and could it be sticking?
2007-12-01 02:53:18 · 3 answers · asked by Skip 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
How long at idle are we talking here? You should not idle this bike for more than a few minutes.
Your bike is overheating and there are several possibilities. #1. Check your fan. Is it running? Your fan switch may be bad or the ground wire has come off. If any recent accessories where bolted on the front, check there first. If your water pump is bad you should see water dripping from the drain hole. If you have a bad head gasket it should be smoking and the exhaust will smell sweet. The thermostat may be bad but most go bad after the bike overheats. (It wipes out the spring.) If your fill cap is bad you should have water coming out the overflow tube all the time it's running.
The other possibility is that there is air in the system. There is a bleed screw at the uppermost part of the system. Usually you won't get air in the system unless the bike was worked on and they didn't bleed it or there is or was a leak somewhere.
2007-12-03 03:13:56 · answer #1 · answered by aGhost2u 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The radiator cap is most likely the problem.
Either the relief spring is to weak, or the gasket isn't making a good seal.
2007-12-01 06:31:31 · answer #2 · answered by guardrailjim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and yes. Replace the thermostat, check all electrical connections.
2007-12-01 03:01:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋