Hi all,
I feel I know the answer already (it's the water pump ) but I still thought I'd ask. I've had my bike parked for about 6 months in the garage. The other day I decided to go for a ride and noticed a small amount of coolant fluid (seemed like three drops). It was not a continuous leak, like it literally stopped as the bike came up to temp. Anyway, I decided to skip the ride and take the plastics off to see what the issue was.
The leak's trace was off the water pump weep hole, not the square one. However, I cannot get it to leak again. I have started it and stopped it multiple times, with the plastics off, and no leak.
The bike has about 18K miles and I changed the coolant fluid about a year ago, when I had a leak atop the engine (that's how I know the differences between the two holes ). So my question is, could the leak I experienced have come from lack of use and lubrication, and now be ok?
Have any of you experienced anything like this? Where it leaks at the water pump and then it stops? If so, how long did that last?
I looked for water pump articles and it seems I may need a press (which I don't have). Is the water pump replacement job a big deal? Or should I just get it done and stop asking these dumb questions
Anyway, thank you in advance for your feedback.
I feel I know the answer already (it's the water pump ) but I still thought I'd ask. I've had my bike parked for about 6 months in the garage. The other day I decided to go for a ride and noticed a small amount of coolant fluid (seemed like three drops). It was not a continuous leak, like it literally stopped as the bike came up to temp. Anyway, I decided to skip the ride and take the plastics off to see what the issue was.
The leak's trace was off the water pump weep hole, not the square one. However, I cannot get it to leak again. I have started it and stopped it multiple times, with the plastics off, and no leak.
The bike has about 18K miles and I changed the coolant fluid about a year ago, when I had a leak atop the engine (that's how I know the differences between the two holes ). So my question is, could the leak I experienced have come from lack of use and lubrication, and now be ok?
Have any of you experienced anything like this? Where it leaks at the water pump and then it stops? If so, how long did that last?
I looked for water pump articles and it seems I may need a press (which I don't have). Is the water pump replacement job a big deal? Or should I just get it done and stop asking these dumb questions
Anyway, thank you in advance for your feedback.