fandango Posted August 20, 2007 Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 HI ALL, THE OTHER WEEK MY RADIATOR JUST STARTED WEEPING ON THE SHERCO 290.THIS IS DUE TO THE FAN COWLING/COVER RUBBING ON THE RAD VEINS. DOES ANY ONE KNOW HOW TO CURE IT OR PREVENT IT. IE REMOUNTING IT, SMALLER RAD ETC> ANY TIPS WOULD HELP. THANKS REGARDS CARL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the addict Posted August 20, 2007 Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 Carl. its usually the bottom of the cowling that vibrates slightly against the bottom of the rad and eventually can put a hole in it. Not heard of the actual viens being holed though. If its weeping from the bottom, silicone the cover into place by running a small amount in the top and bottom of the slot the cowl locates into the rad. This should stop any slight movement of the cover whilst riding and stop a hole being rubbed into the rad, as its only silicone you can still remove the cover easily and re-apply the silicone to hold it back in place. Hope thats what you mean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris Posted August 20, 2007 Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 Hi It's possible to repair the rad yourself using some techno weld stuff, it's like solder but melts at a high temp, or if you don't fancy diying it there are a few companies that specialise in repairing rads, have a look in the back of TMX. Prevention try putting some foam in-between the fan cowling and the rad where the two parts touch at the top and bottom, this will hopefully stop the cowling vibrating around and wearing through the rad. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montaco Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 Do a search on this forum for "Sherco radiator" and you'll get an address of a good repairer, I think I posted it about 18 months ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasgasssser Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 Had exactly the same problem myself about 8 months ago.I took my rad to a specialist for repair but it started leaking again after a while.Based on my experiance,get a new one(About Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikespace Posted August 22, 2007 Report Share Posted August 22, 2007 If you're stuck, this bloke did a good job on mine a year or so ago. - About Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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