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01-06-2013, 01:51 PM | #16 |
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Degreaser, you are in Noca Scotia. What you need is very different from what rebob in southern IN or I in North Carolina need. I do my AntiFreeze ever 4 years or 48,000 miles and use AntiFreeze that is not extended life but is labled safe for Aluminum engine and radiator parts. It's what I did for 170,000+ miles on my last bike and for 48,000 so far with no problems on the 07 Nomad. If i lived where you do I would shorten the interval to every 3 years or 36,000 miles, which ever comes first but I to think every year would be excessive.
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01-06-2013, 03:12 PM | #17 |
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thanks trosco,
My bike is running hot, it's a carb'd bike and I did some changes to carb settings and installed quiet baffles, now I think it's running lean and hot, and sometimes the fan comes on. I was thinking that with a hot running motor the rad fluid will deplete sooner requiring more frequent changes, 3 years sounds ok, the Honda container says 5 years or 60,000 miles, but I think that's for cars
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01-06-2013, 07:50 PM | #18 |
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I have a de-humidifier running, maybe I can save the water in a jug and use that to flush out my rad
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