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03 ec300 overheating
Ok long story , my ec300 is overheating Bad! It has been a steady progression to this point. My jetting is 42/178 with a New carb w/ RB mods.I usually ride from 2000ft-6000ft at 60deg-90deg weather. My bike idles well and starts cold with no more then a couple kicks and warm with one. It always has burped up a little water and stopped once it get about a 1/8" above the fins. But on my last two rides things have changed.2 weeks ago after a steady but steep climb my bike overheated and half emptied my radiator. I waited tell it cooled and refilled the rad. I didnt have any problems after that. Now the ride I went on Sunday was a worse . Granted most of the riding was higher elevation and at 94 deg temps. And mostly hard work climbs (epic stuff). But my bike was constantly pukeing water . I gave it constant cool down times and at one point there was a long section of dirt road to the next trail . It even over heated on this. So I refilled and headed for the truck . Over heating and refilling all the way. I got home and pulled the impeller cover and the impeller was in good working order .
I am at a bit of a loss with this . If it was my jetting I would think the over heating would be evident day one. Not a slow progression to this point. I also want to add that it seams to be pumping the water out more then boiling it out. If that make sense . Pumps water out and gets hotter the lower the water level gets. I also noticed with the engine cold the water bubbles ,Faster or slower to engine speed. I also have two other questions. 1. What happens when the water impeller seal lets go. 2. Can the head gasket leak enough to introduce pressure to the water system but not effect power and make white smoke?(wouldn't there be a fuel or some kind of odd smell to the water?) Any help or suggestions would be appreciated . Even simple obvious stuff.
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if the water pump seal goes the water will go in to the gear box and you can tell by the level going down and by the creamy colour of the oil through the view glass and you would of seen oil residue around the impeller.
if your head gasket o rings have gone i would believe it would loose power for a start and you would loose water again in to the chamber giving white smoke a bit like steam not the light blue 2 stroke oil. it would run like crap. i would give the system a flush out, you could have a air lock some were. check the rad cap is working try an swap it with a mates bike that's working hope this helps you out not sure with the jetting side of things causing this tho |
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You dont always loose power with the orings going.. I lost mine and they went in a way where it was letting pressure in my coolant system to the point of bubbling in the rad and boiling over.. but had lots of power and no sign of extra smoke etc.. pulled the head and one oring was pushed out from the cylinder a bit..
A flush will not hurt also check your rad cap.. A combustion leak check kit from a parts store like napa will also help with minor pressure leaks,, it mounts to the rad and gets filled with a blue liquid and run the bike and if the color changes you have HC's present(unburnt fuel) and thus head gasket/orings. I use this kit all the time on small diesel and gas machines.. its harder to use on the bike due to the placement of the radiator but it pinpoints exhaust in coolant..
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The water will move with revs as the impeller turns faster. If there are actual bubbles coming to the surface its more indicative of damaged o-rings. For the price I'd be looking at pulling the head and having a peek. Maybe drop the oil first and see how that looks too.
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Over a long period of time coolant can loose it's corrosion protection and the tubes in the rad will get coated with crap. The flow reduces so gradually that you really don't notice any change until it's bad. The coating on the tubes also reduces heat transfer from the rad. Usually the rads cool the motor enough when you're rolling along at a good speed, but as soon as you slow down the temperature rises dramatically. If all the mechanicals check out OK, then look to the rads as the problem.
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Thank you Neil I will also look into that. I took a vid of the bubbles After I upload it I will post it and hopefully that will help everyone get a idea . Thanks for all the input thus far its greatly appreciated.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ak2_...ature=youtu.be Hadn't started the engine all day so it was cold.
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03 EC300 The pig...04 XR650L 01 380sx Last edited by waycrazy; 08-07-2012 at 03:59 PM. |
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I changed the cap from a 1.2 to 1.4 New coolant and changed oil . Also turned in the low idle air mix screw a little . Granted the air temps are a bit cooler today. Only about 88F but I did put it threw the ringer. Ran it up a dry creek bed with lots of big rolling rocks with good climbs. Also did a couple hill climbs and lugged the bike. I think I fixed the problem. In fact it didnt even put a drop on the ground in the 2hrs I rode. Since day one it would puke out a little water untell there was what the bike thought was a good level. But anyways I would like to thank each and everyone of you for your suggestions.
Thank you
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They always spit a little with 1.2 b and worked fine with 1.4 b caps.
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