leaky raptor

simon67 · Post by **simon67** » 18 years ago

anybody out there got a raptor thou radiator for sale-mines leaking in the top left corner.has anyone tried a sealant like radweld that you put put in the rad,or any reputable rad repairers you may have used in the past? any info would be greatly appreciated as i was having sooooooo much fun.-cheers

Cavia · Post by **Cavia** » 18 years ago

Hi Simon

In the past I've had a few very dodgy cars which almost all had coolant leaking out of their guts and I've tried all kinds of sealants and they were all ehhh.. S

t !.
These were all minor leaks and they started leaking after two or three days,
on one occasion my radiator nearly exploded

my windshield covered in sticky cooland ,joy!
I wouldn't treat my bike like that!
There must be a lot of companies that do radiator repairs for cars that can fix your radiator as well.

Post by **snapdragon** » 18 years ago

I'm currently running with a rad that had a small leak and was treated with radweld (a very small amount) it's been fine - have since drained the whole cooling system and refilled to be sure none of it is getting where it shouldn't.
Radiators can be repaired though

wayne · Post by **wayne** » 18 years ago

There's a rad for sale on e-bay at the moment ,it's in Germany & is up for the grand price of 1 Euro....

simon67 · Post by **simon67** » 18 years ago

thanks guys interesting to know that i could put some radweld in while i search for a rad-cheers

jeffgre_6163 · Post by **jeffgre_6163** » 18 years ago

I had a small rock puncture my 03 R1 radiators on its first ride from brand new!
I looked at a new replacement but it was around $1500 AUD - not an option
Welding could be done I was told but it would burn out all the cooling fins surrounding the core, it would leave a 3/4 inch hole in the radiator - again not really an option on a brand new bike.

I went to a large auto parts store.
Amongest all the temporary fixes in bottles the assistent directed me to a product that he and the manufacturers claimed was permanent.
It did not sell in large volumes because it was much more fiddly to use than normal bottle fixes.
I had to:
Drain and flush the cooling system with fresh water, refill and go for a ride.
Drain and flush again to remove all traces of coolant.
Refill with water and go for a ride to get bike up to operating temp, all the time with the radiator leaking.
When up to temp pour in the sealant.
Ride for another 45 minutes while it found the leak and set.
Drain water and flush, twice to remove remains of sealant.
Refill with coolant.

A lot of screwing around but for $15.00 bucks it was worth it.

18 months and 25,000 Km later there was still no sign of the leak and no adverse effects.

So yes, I believe a permanent repair is possible if you use the right product correctly

Cavia · Post by **Cavia** » 18 years ago

Maybe I should have read the instructions on the bottle

...and put the stuff in the radiator instead of the fuel tank

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Cavia · Post by **Cavia** » 17 years ago

AND YES
Mine's leaking too!!
at the same spot!!!!

RaptorMan · Post by **RaptorMan** » 17 years ago

If you have a radiator specialist in your area he should be able to repair it as the joints are SOLDERED not welded.

Raptor6767 · Post by **Raptor6767** » 17 years ago

http://webograd.tportal.hr/rdizdar/tuning/mods

Read about the Recalls

Cavia · Post by **Cavia** » 17 years ago

Thanks for the tips guys!

The rad is now at a repair shop and I'm going to check all the measurements that are in the recall that Raptor6767 mentioned
Hope it doesn't happen again

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