Mine had a similar issue a couple of gearboxes ago. Bike was without battery for around 6 months. Started up and it idled for about 5 mins then sprayed coolant around my garage. Checked all connections etc and they were all good. I rode it for a couple of weeks without any overheating issues (i generally don't have to stop on my daily commute ) and after riding it to my dad's house for a full diagnosis it just started working again.
hoopsuk
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I love that about self healing triumphs. I would just ride it about but have lots of traffic and it needs to pass an mot first. On the subject of self healing, I once returned to port Fouchon after a 6 week hitch offshore where the bike had been sat on the quayside. Rode it just fine up to New orleans and parked it on Bourbon street near the funky pirate. Came back to it a few hours later. would not start, couldn't go anywhere. Went back to it the next day, fired up and rode back to houston. Later investigation showed that the starter switch and side stand switch had become quite oxidised in the humid air standing and all it really required was some use. Blast off the light corrosion from the switch gear.
TURBO200R4
stand up straight and grab the world by the a$$
Bleed the air (like said)
Then set the level at the bottom of tank (not mim or full) and give it a try
Then set the level at the bottom of tank (not mim or full) and give it a try
TURBO200R4
stand up straight and grab the world by the a$$
If u want to test fan buy a resister that will put the heat at 230-250 F
If u try to run motor w/o sensor/resistor the ecu may set a sudstitute temp of -40 and fload the motor with gas.
Many years ago i wanted to see what would happen to the customers truck i was driving if i pulled the heat sensor
It flooded so bad i almost had to call a tow truck.
If u try to run motor w/o sensor/resistor the ecu may set a sudstitute temp of -40 and fload the motor with gas.
Many years ago i wanted to see what would happen to the customers truck i was driving if i pulled the heat sensor
It flooded so bad i almost had to call a tow truck.
Apollo 18
speed kills but you get there faster
If you have ohm tested the sensor by the book and temp values are in range " cold" and you can watch resistance change while holding it tight in your hand the sensor is operating normal if you can active the fan with output state control through tune ecu then the ecu and wiring to fan is sound I would suspect a wiring issue from your sensor to ur ecu it has no input to cycle fan 2 cents
hoopsuk
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So an update. New rad cap fitted and now it does not boil. I just ran it and monitored the temp up to 104 Deg and the fan did not kick in. I can activate the fan still in the tuneecu app and it works when the bike is running. When activating in tune ECU the fan relay clicks on and off with each test cycle as the fan spins up. I have bled down the system and refilled as suggested by the manual.
Soooo, the boiling issue is now sorted. But the fan not kicking in is not it seems.
Regarding the sensor to relay connection, if I unplug it then it throws an error code, so the ECU sensor circuit must be within tolerances.
The only thing I can think of next is to test the resistivity of the temp sensor when in boiling water?
Soooo, the boiling issue is now sorted. But the fan not kicking in is not it seems.
Regarding the sensor to relay connection, if I unplug it then it throws an error code, so the ECU sensor circuit must be within tolerances.
The only thing I can think of next is to test the resistivity of the temp sensor when in boiling water?
hoopsuk
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Ok. Problem solved. Thank you all for the help and suggestions.
The story ends like this. Convinced it was a wiring issue and knowing I had taken some off to remove the intake and solve the leaking oil reservoir gasket I unplugged and went through the connections again. I had noticed that using the VAG protocol on a car scanber device the inlet air temp and coolant temp sensor readings seemed to be inverted. However, knowing they weren't throwing codes when plugged in and the sensors both tested within range and when unplugged the ECU logged a corresponding code then I continued. In attempting to swap the plugs I have found that in fact I had the air intake temp sensor plugged into the coolant place in the loom and vice versa. A rookie error if ever there was one.
Once again, thank you forum members for assisting me to solve this problem. Now I'm going to ride the beast.
The story ends like this. Convinced it was a wiring issue and knowing I had taken some off to remove the intake and solve the leaking oil reservoir gasket I unplugged and went through the connections again. I had noticed that using the VAG protocol on a car scanber device the inlet air temp and coolant temp sensor readings seemed to be inverted. However, knowing they weren't throwing codes when plugged in and the sensors both tested within range and when unplugged the ECU logged a corresponding code then I continued. In attempting to swap the plugs I have found that in fact I had the air intake temp sensor plugged into the coolant place in the loom and vice versa. A rookie error if ever there was one.
Once again, thank you forum members for assisting me to solve this problem. Now I'm going to ride the beast.
Apollo 18
speed kills but you get there faster
Haha happens to the best of us good find! Enjoy.
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