I bought the above mentioned machine middle of last year. Ever since I've had it, it seems to overheat easily. It starts off good, but as time goes on, the heat cycles gets faster and faster until eventually the fan stays on and it continues to get hot until i let it sit for a while. Few points to note:
1) Fan is working as designed and cycles at the appropriate temps
2) Radiator gets cleaned after every ride (entire machine gets pressure washed after every ride). This was the first solution i looked up and i took the front end off to be sure I could clean it appropriately. I used a small zip tie and went through most of the fins to ensure there was not caked in mud and then shined a light from behind to verify.
3) Thermostat cycles as intended. I've done countless heat cycles in the driveway idling.
4) It has gone through so many heat cycles, I highly doubt it's an air bubble. The vent from the radiator to the overflow tank has plenty of coolant flowing through it.
5) Driving at a mild 35ish mph does not help cool it off, it continues to heat up or stay hot until I stop and either let it sit idle or turn it off.
6) coolant still looks brand new
7) I have around 35 hours on it now
8) It has done this since the first time i took it out
9) If i run water over the radiator, obviously it cools it off fairly quickly (another way i know the water pump is working
10) I've been reading about how the turbo intercooler fan not working can cause similar symptoms to this since turbo output at 19#s is somewhere around 350F. Problem is, apparently the fan doesn't come on until it's hot with 80% throttle. No clue how I could possibly check this while also sitting in driver seat lol.
I know i can get some fan override switches and a TCP radiator etc..., and i'm not opposed to that, I just don't like to mask symptoms. All those things are coming, I just want to find the problem and fix that before. From my research, this doesn't seem to be an uncommon issue. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
1) Fan is working as designed and cycles at the appropriate temps
2) Radiator gets cleaned after every ride (entire machine gets pressure washed after every ride). This was the first solution i looked up and i took the front end off to be sure I could clean it appropriately. I used a small zip tie and went through most of the fins to ensure there was not caked in mud and then shined a light from behind to verify.
3) Thermostat cycles as intended. I've done countless heat cycles in the driveway idling.
4) It has gone through so many heat cycles, I highly doubt it's an air bubble. The vent from the radiator to the overflow tank has plenty of coolant flowing through it.
5) Driving at a mild 35ish mph does not help cool it off, it continues to heat up or stay hot until I stop and either let it sit idle or turn it off.
6) coolant still looks brand new
7) I have around 35 hours on it now
8) It has done this since the first time i took it out
9) If i run water over the radiator, obviously it cools it off fairly quickly (another way i know the water pump is working
10) I've been reading about how the turbo intercooler fan not working can cause similar symptoms to this since turbo output at 19#s is somewhere around 350F. Problem is, apparently the fan doesn't come on until it's hot with 80% throttle. No clue how I could possibly check this while also sitting in driver seat lol.
I know i can get some fan override switches and a TCP radiator etc..., and i'm not opposed to that, I just don't like to mask symptoms. All those things are coming, I just want to find the problem and fix that before. From my research, this doesn't seem to be an uncommon issue. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
