Cannondale Coolant Bottle Help!!!
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Cannondale Coolant Bottle Help!!!
I have a early model 2002 cannibal that has the overflow bottle without a overflow hose molded into it. I took out the engine and did the stage 8 refilled the coolant to the right level and rode it the next weekend and has coolant all over the place. It looked like it was coming out of the cap area of the coolant bottle. So i took off the cap and retightened it. It was fine. Then a couple of weeks ago I was racing and wreck the tipped over and when i got pack to the pit area i notice that the coolant was high in the bottle and had leaked everywhere. How can I fix this problem? Do I need to purchase a different bottle with the overflow hose? and how do i get it to hook up to my motor ? Thanks for the info in advance guys !!!
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Hey Houser, I had the exact same issue. Try and find a new coolant overflow tank without the runover first. If not, I bought one and actually taped a hole in the top of the impeller housing and ran a hose to the overflow tank. I have to tell you, it is a serious pain in the azz, but worth it. Mine appears to run cooler and no issues since. Make sure you check the impeller if you take the housing off as mine was hanging on by a thin thread and replaced it. Kyle at R&S has new impellers if you need one. Hope that helps. Good luck.
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motor does not need to be removed, the fuel tank and plastic does. The impeller i have is a reinforced plastic one. The impeller housing is a pain as mentioned earlier. Make sure you have a 6 and 8 mm opened end wrenches and you should be ok. Use the stock rubber gasket. Check your upper valve cover and pray it is not totally oxidized.
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My brothers cannibal has the overflow bottle with the hose should i just tap mine where his is placed? Plus my bottle is o.k. i guess i should just tap it and put a fitting on it also? what size hose did you go with and what size fitting. sorry for all the question i just want to make sure it is right
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Sorry guys, I should have taken some pics. PM me if you need more detail and I can walk you thru everything I did. I have a really good Mechanic buddy that helped me out, and it worked great. Actually feels like it runs cooler and stronger. If anyone who reads this knows a fix for the valve cover corrosion without replacing the valve cover, let us know.
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