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Hi all, I have two issues at hand.
I started tearing into my 1996 Goldwing SE following a bit of a coolant smell when riding this fall, and a small coolant puddle underneath (dripping off the front of the timing belt cover) that's formed since I put it up for the winter. I'm generally planning to check everything I can for seeps. Wherever it's coming from, it's seeping when not running too. If anyone has advice on some known issue spots, I'm all ears.
Since I know I should check the coolant pipes on the carbs too, I've got the bike down to no plastic (including the front fairing). When I went to remove the airbox, on the left side I found the pink taped tube, but the green taped tube was a nipple with no tube on it. Down underneath the airbox I eventually did find the green tube. It looks like it broke off, and whoever owned it before just shrugged and moved on. I understand this has something to do with the PAIR system. Does anyone have any guesses as to what operational effect it would have on the bike? I was planning on hunting crumbly vacuum tubes too, so the carbs are coming out, and I'll be replacing at least the green taped tube. I have had a surge at idle. It revs up about 800 rpm from idle speed and then drops back down, repeat until I'm back underway. I figured this was due to something vacuum tubing related, just wasn't sure if I was lucky enough to have a smoking gun already.
Any advice for digging around with the vacuum lines and the coolant is appreciated.
I started tearing into my 1996 Goldwing SE following a bit of a coolant smell when riding this fall, and a small coolant puddle underneath (dripping off the front of the timing belt cover) that's formed since I put it up for the winter. I'm generally planning to check everything I can for seeps. Wherever it's coming from, it's seeping when not running too. If anyone has advice on some known issue spots, I'm all ears.
Since I know I should check the coolant pipes on the carbs too, I've got the bike down to no plastic (including the front fairing). When I went to remove the airbox, on the left side I found the pink taped tube, but the green taped tube was a nipple with no tube on it. Down underneath the airbox I eventually did find the green tube. It looks like it broke off, and whoever owned it before just shrugged and moved on. I understand this has something to do with the PAIR system. Does anyone have any guesses as to what operational effect it would have on the bike? I was planning on hunting crumbly vacuum tubes too, so the carbs are coming out, and I'll be replacing at least the green taped tube. I have had a surge at idle. It revs up about 800 rpm from idle speed and then drops back down, repeat until I'm back underway. I figured this was due to something vacuum tubing related, just wasn't sure if I was lucky enough to have a smoking gun already.
Any advice for digging around with the vacuum lines and the coolant is appreciated.