coolant

Greetings, I have read many of the threads here about overheating but have not seen anything about a gurgling sound. Here is the issue I am having. Finishing the last long ride I took before being deployed, which was about 300 miles at 85 degrees, I noticed a "gurgling" sound when I shut...

Hey all, Question I know the answer is not good. Out riding this afternoon and bike felt like it lost a little power. Took it home checked out everything. I have lots of oil in my coolant. But no water in my Oil. Blown head gasket? Cracked Head? Thanks for any answers. :bang head:

What is the best to use for my '89? Thanks! Sent from my DROID X2 using Tapatalk 2

Im second guessing myself. Can anyone tell me if this is right?

i had a tiny little puddle under the bike yesterday. Never had seen it before. It was coming out of the little hole (drain hole?) I got stuck in rain last time I road it thursday dont know if that matters. Its not very much so im not to worried about it. any help is appreciated!

Hi everyone, As part of my never ending saga of trying to get my Vmax on the road, I'm now having problems getting the coolant sorted out. I had to dump the coolant to replace the valve cover gaskets (good job I did as the coolant was black), but as part of this I tried to turn the drain...

I'm the opposite of a motor head but I was looking how I would completely drain/flush the coolant system and it looks very messy...specifically taking off all 4 covers and removing the rubber rings and having coolant drain all over the engine. Am I interpreting the wrong thing in the manual or...

Hello fellow Max'ers! I come from Norway and new here, but have read a lot of your advice during the "shine-up" of my MAX. It has been very helpul, so thank you for that. :biglaugh: I bought a well used 88 VMAX last year (55000 miles) that has been sitting in the garage over the winter. I...

how do i get this out ? i tried and EASY OUT didnt work.. i dont know what to do im afraid to drill anymore espically with a bit on the cylinder HELP!!!!!!!!

Hi guys .I noticed that the little pipe that exits the front of the water pump is leaking and I was wondering would it be easier to take the water pump sraight out and replace the two O rings that way and the gasget or remove the exhaust pipes and the thermostat from the front and get the pipe...

couldnt find anything about this previously on the forum. is it common for this plug to leak? and is there any trick to replacing it? both the plugs on the right side started leaking a couple weeks apart.

Have to change a radiator hose on my vmax, the fat one on the bottom of the radiator. Looking for information on how to drain the coolant beforehand. I saw what appeared to be a drain valve just a little lower than the hose I will replace. The tube it caps has a phillips head screw in the side...

What is the best coolant and What is the best way to do the job. I dont want air in the system. and michigan gets real cold and real hot.

http://www.evanscooling.com/products/coolants/ Someone posted elsewhere. Anyone try this?

Ok I'm having that coolant leak for a while now but it's really getting worst. After searching in the forum I saw some buddies who got the same issue. Just to be sure, do I need all the parts described by mark here ? Thanks

Woke up to find a puddle of leaking fluid under my bike (picture below). I noticed that there is coolant leaking from the piece that the radiator hose attaches to (picture below). What do I need to fix this? I see that it is only two bolts to separate this piece to get to an O ring or gasket...

I've been trying to wrap my head around this all day. History: My Daughter in Law and I went on an 84 mile ride yesterday. Around Tampa bay. We took my 94 and hit 120-130 a couple times, she had a blast. When we got back, I told her the 89 was even faster... Big mistake, She wants to go out...

Hi, On my old 85 max, the water joint seems to be porous. I can paint it, but after a couple of months, the paint gets blisters and falls off. Does this also happen with the newer joints? Also, there are after market parts like below, but all I can find are custom CNC pieces that are out of...

I was just checking the fluids on my bike, and noticed that the plastic cap on the coolant reservoir was coming apart at the top. Does anybody know where I can order a new cap online? I'm trying to save a trip back to the dealership.

So I had to take a 45 min trip down the interstate today and when I got where I was going I noticed I had some white crap all over the front of the water pump cover. It almost looked like I had thrown liquid wax up off the road somewhere. This is the second time I have seen this now. The first...