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Contaminated engine coolant
Guest posted a topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
Shortly after I got to work on Wednesday, I got a call from another rider that there was a puddle under my 1st Gen Venture. I wasn't able to check it out until about an hour later... no puddle. Just to be sure I pulled the radiator cap and found a nasty light gray scum about the consistency of toothpaste coating the inside of the radiator and cap! Well I know it is an oil leak into the cooling system... the short hose that connects to the radiator near the cap failed from the oil contamination. I'm currently working to get the goo cleaned up (including a Water pump seal kit and thermostat since I had it apart). I'll replace the hoses since they show signs of bulging now. I'm worried that it may be a head gasket since there doesn't seem to be any coolant in the oil. I wasn't ready to dig that deep into the engine. Does anyone have other suggestions for me to check before I pull the heads? Also, can I pull the heads without pulling the engine? -
anyone know where i can find a radiator cap for an 83 vr?? checked the dealer just for the hell of it and they want 30 bucks and it takes a week to get. i said i'll pass
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Well, I figured out why my Radiator Started to leak today. (slowly for the past month). I finely got it removed with the help on the phone from Scotty! (great guy)! I did take a bunch of pictures for a write-up that should be done by the end of the week. Any-how. The leak was caused by this Idiot.(myself) After removing the radiator I found this [ATTACH]2692[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]2693[/ATTACH] in-between (wedged) in the fan shroud and cooling fins , this happed to fall last winter when I was installing my TACH *oops* so in return, over-time it wore a spot right into the back-side of the cooling fins with the radiator slanted down-word makes it like it's leaking from the front. these are some pics of what it did on the back side. If you make the 2nd pic larger you can see the two small pin holes right in-between the colling fins on the main chamber. [ATTACH]2701[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]2702[/ATTACH] So to make a long story short.. LOOK FOR THAT Stuff that falls! *lol* I do remember it falling and thought it rolled someplace on the garage floor! Lesson Learned for this dummy! Jeff