[AlbertCo wing]

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My 97 has 87000 miles on it . Sometimes when driving in hot weather there is a faint antifreeze smell when I stop ( engine temp is fine ) ; also if I park it one the center stand for a couple days there will be about 2 drops on the garage floor at the middle front of the engine . If I park it on the side stand no problems ?? I have't had to add any anti in 3 years

 

[cyclewizard]

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bad pump or leaking o-rings, it's time to take it apart and put new ones in.

 

[RB]

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Sounds like water pump weep hole..it's a warning that your pump is starting to go or an o ring has failed..new pump, new o rings..or rebuild pump..not a regular thing but can be done..on the 1100 you have to take the whole front case off to get at the pump..not sure about the 1500.

Note with a small leak like that..probably not a do it tomorrow kind of thing..but sometime in the next few months for sure.

 

[tracker]

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check where there is a little hole under the waterpump,
if antifreeze is noticable, your waterpump is going

 

[AlbertCo wing]

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Thanks gentlemen . You are telling me the same thing I was thinking ; I would say it is a job for this winter when I put it away . Had the same thing happen to the 81 wing I had before this , only it was leaking quite a bit more . Just found it a little strange that it only leaks on the center stand .

 

[RB]

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The may be so small that on the side stand it sits to the side?? and runs out when you are riding...

 

[grambo]

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if you can smell it its cooking on the eng somewhere...from the res. elbo...plastic micro cracks steams out without notice...a leak at the rad hoses...the rad crossover hose or a cracked radiator...or the real fun one...rotten orings at the heads....w-pump will drip on the ground and blow back(wind) but will probably not stink up the place!!