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02-11-2004, 06:04 PM
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Seasoned Rider
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Louisville, OH
Posts: 31
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My V-Rod is BLEEDING!!!!
Hey, I went out into the garage today to put the new battery tender I got at the bike show last week. I barely moved the bike around, just stood it up once and played with the handle bars to take off the tank cover...
anyway...
The thing started leaking pink fluid all over the place. This is the second time this has happened. The first time, i thought maybe something was overfilled.
Here are pictures of the crime scene...
What is it, and what should I do?
(more pictures on the way)
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02-11-2004, 06:08 PM
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Seasoned Rider
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Louisville, OH
Posts: 31
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More Blood
Closeup of the spillage.
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02-11-2004, 06:10 PM
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Premium Member
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Western NY
Posts: 447
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The only pink fluid I know of is the brake fluid. If it were me, 'd check the brake lines & fittings.
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02-11-2004, 06:51 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Posts: 147
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Originally Posted by nodoze
The only pink fluid I know of is the brake fluid. If it were me, 'd check the brake lines & fittings.
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The HD coolant is also pink, better check radiator connections too
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02-11-2004, 07:14 PM
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Seasoned Rider
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: New York
Posts: 64
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Looks like coolant. Tighten hose connections..
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02-11-2004, 08:48 PM
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FNG :)
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: ne pa.
Posts: 11
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Joker, check cap on coolant overflow behind rt side louvers. It is known to fail. If needed part number for new revised cap is 61813-01. Good luck and keep us posted Pete
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02-12-2004, 09:28 AM
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Seasoned Rider
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Louisville, OH
Posts: 31
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Thanks
Thanks for the input guys, i will check everything tonight.
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02-12-2004, 09:00 PM
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FNG :)
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: SE of Hartford CT
Posts: 9
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HI
Just take a moment with a screw driver and just snug all the coolant lines. Shortly after bringing mine home I experienced the same thing. The hoses expand and contract with heat and then cold the screw clamps cannot keep up with this when the hoses are new. The stupid spring clamps that started many years ago addressed this problem but looked ugly.
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02-12-2004, 11:34 PM
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IronButt
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Albuquerque
Posts: 126
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Coolant...... I remember when I swapped out the stock hose with a braided one, I couldn't believe how loose the fittings were. Agree with ctvrod --- hose has contracted with the cold.
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03-21-2004, 12:49 PM
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FNG :)
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Massachussetts
Posts: 6
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Bleeding bike
Dont know if your problem is related but. there is a braided oil hose at the front of the bike. that hose on my bike seaped oil and had to be replaced. the dealer informed me that it was a common problem with that hose.
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03-21-2004, 01:03 PM
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Seasoned Rider
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Louisville, OH
Posts: 31
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Solved
Just to update, i did go out and check the clamps to all the radiator hoses, and they were as loose as could be.
Thanks for the tip guys.
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03-22-2004, 03:51 PM
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FNG :)
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: TURKEY ; ANKARA
Posts: 1
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Antifreeze Leaking From V-rod
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Originally Posted by Jokermachine
Hey, I went out into the garage today to put the new battery tender I got at the bike show last week. I barely moved the bike around, just stood it up once and played with the handle bars to take off the tank cover...
anyway...
The thing started leaking pink fluid all over the place. This is the second time this has happened. The first time, i thought maybe something was overfilled.
Here are pictures of the crime scene...
What is it, and what should I do?
(more pictures on the way)
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HI MY NAME IS ADNAN FORM TURKEY.I GOT A 2003 V-ROD AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO MY BIKE TODAY , A PPINK BLOODY FLUID WAS LEAKING DOWN FROM THE RADIATOR AND I CALLED MY DEALER TO TELL THAT AND HE TOLD ME TO CHANGE THAT RADIATOR FLUID BOX WHICH IS JUST NEXT TO THE BATTERY I COULD NOT ACTUALLY LOCATED THE LEAKING PIPE SO IF YOU GET THE ANSWER LET ME KNOW AS WELL PLEASE BUT THE CERTAIN THING IS THAT PINK FLUID IS DEFINITELY ANTIFREEZE NOTHING TO DO WITH BRAKEFLUID.
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03-29-2004, 02:09 PM
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IronButt
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Raleigh NC
Posts: 103
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Shoot !! Must be contageous (or after riding in all weather amd temps), now I've got coolant dripping! Darn!  |
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04-11-2004, 08:26 PM
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FNG :)
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Massachussetts
Posts: 6
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bleeding vrod
if it looks like anti freeze take the cover off and look at the radiator filler spot. there is a small plastic tube that goes into the overflow tank. possibly you busted the overflow tube off the filler cap.
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05-15-2004, 02:16 PM
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FNG :)
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Massachussetts
Posts: 6
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My V-Rod is BLEEDING!!!!
take the cover over the air cleaner off. you will see the antifreeze filler spot. there is a overflow tube that runs down. I bet you snaped off the hose.
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Originally Posted by Jokermachine
Hey, I went out into the garage today to put the new battery tender I got at the bike show last week. I barely moved the bike around, just stood it up once and played with the handle bars to take off the tank cover...
anyway...
The thing started leaking pink fluid all over the place. This is the second time this has happened. The first time, i thought maybe something was overfilled.
Here are pictures of the crime scene...
What is it, and what should I do?
(more pictures on the way)
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