August 20, 200719 yr 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.
August 20, 200719 yr 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
August 20, 200719 yr 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
August 21, 200719 yr 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.
August 21, 200719 yr 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
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