Guest Kris78 Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Hi all I am in the need of the right side radiator or both side radiators in used but good condition is ok , no bent over fins ,holes or cracks. new condition also an option. They are for a 2003 VFR800 Cheers kris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carpy Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 A couple on ebay uk, gotta be worth a look http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-VFR-800-2004-right-radiator-/122007728873?hash=item1c683a32e9:g:CyIAAOSwuhhXVXcN http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-VFR-800-2004-left-radiator-with-fan-/122007723261?hash=item1c683a1cfd:g:ps0AAOSwepJXVXYE Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kris78 Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 Hi Carpy thank you for the links a big help. Cheers kris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Grum Posted June 8, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted June 8, 2016 Hi Kris. Do you have a Motorcycle wrecker in Darwin? Or perhaps you could take them along to a radiator specialist, they can often rebuild, clean or restore them. Good luck and hope you are seeing some big light at the end of the tunnel with your bike issues. Cheers. Grum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Mohawk Posted June 8, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted June 8, 2016 What Grum said, if you have the originals get them recored ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kris78 Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Sorry for the late replies been away at the Finke desert race , what a blast another great year and great results. I have been to the motorcycle wrecker in Darwin they pretty much had a giggle when I asked about radiators for my bike. I then went to the radiator place that is well spoken of and I was told to buy new ones. It seemed he wasn't interested in repairing my radiators. Then he gave me a price of near $1000 supply. So I'm at a stand still until I find a better price as I'm trying to steer clear of the new ones on eBay from China for $218 the pair ( them seem too cheap ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Mohawk Posted June 14, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted June 14, 2016 I'd go with those China ones. The world is so slow to update its view, I still have ingrained in my head from the 70's that "Jap is Crap" & it was but has not been for a LONG time ! Same effect in place with China now. I remember buying my first stuff from there way back in Y2K & thinking I would be lucky if it was passible, turned out perfect, as has most of the stuff I've bought from there since. if you think that much of what ou buy on a daily basis is made there, but because its sold under a known brand name at home, everyone thinks its OK, same stuff same source, no BRAND & suddenly its crap ! Go figure. That's pretty much a throw away price too ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Marvelicious Posted June 17, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted June 17, 2016 I've definitely had some junk from China, but I've definitely gotten some great deals as well. The biggest area that seems to fall short on Chinese products is the final inspection, so be sure to look things over very carefully. As for the Chinese radiators, I can't say anything specific about the viffer replacements, but a friend was in a similar position for his Husky... the OEM replacement was stupidly expensive, and it was going to be a wait. He ordered a Chinese replacement off eBay for a fraction of the cost and it was excellent. The welds were top notch and it has held up perfectly for 3 years so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carpy Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 couple more links off ebay, this time the parts are in the USA Right hand rad http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/C138-2003-02-09-Honda-Interceptor-VFR-800-Right-Radiator-Cooling-Front-Fluid-/272263265835?hash=item3f6427be2b:g:p08AAOSwmtJXUjKe Left hand rad http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/C138-2003-2004-02-09-Honda-Interceptor-VFR-800-Left-Radiator-Cooling-Front-Fluid-/282057482534?hash=item41abefa126:g:mYMAAOSwMNxXUe1a Just to agree with marvelicious, I've said this before that Mr Honda doesn't have his own Radiator manufacturing facility, he buys them from a third party and stamps/bags/boxes/labels them up as Honda, doubles or triples the cost and rubs his hands with glee when someone buys one off him instead of off the people actually making them, (based on 40 years manufacturing experience where the practice is common place) Good Luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kris78 Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Hi all its been a while , the bike is dusted up and battery flat as I've concentrated on another project. Anyway I bit the Bullet and bought a pair of new radiators from China (I'm awaiting arrival) $218 delivered , after speaking with the mechanic at work that races bikes , he has used them with no issues for the last few years both on his track bikes and dirt bikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Grum Posted June 27, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted June 27, 2016 Good luck Kris. I hope this will be the final episode of your VFR dramas and you can finally get out on the road to enjoy it. Keep us posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kris78 Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Hi cheers Grum , mate fingers crossed this is it. Will keep ya posted , I received the radiators today YIPPEE , not bad aye 1 week since ordering from China and they are in my hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kris78 Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 And here they are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carpy Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Looks like nice quality !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kris78 Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 The welds are perfect no under cut and continuous welds no stop starts at all. Radiators are installed , 1st test run out of the way and all looks good , coolant level check in the morning and it should be all good from there. its sort of good timing that it is running sweet , here in Darwin NT it is dry season so it's perfect weather to be out riding and the boss lady has givin the green light to purchase a brand new bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Grum Posted July 2, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted July 2, 2016 Hi Kris. Glad to hear you're on the road again and sounds like the bike is running well - good effort BUT what's this I hear, you're getting a brand new one!!! So what happens to the 03 VFR and are you getting the 8gen VFR? Cheers. Wish I was getting some Darwin weather down hear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kris78 Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 Hi Grum yeah mate finally its sorted , thank you for the info mate that has been passed on. Yeah new new bike not a VFR though mate ... Something different I'm going a cruiser big VTwin. I will probably keep the VFR800 unless I get a good trade in price as everything is for sale or trade for the right $$$. the weather is awesome at the moment it's actually cool at night ,well for us Territorians lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kris78 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 On 2 July 2016 at 4:42 PM, Grum said: Hi Kris. Glad to hear you're on the road again and sounds like the bike is running well - good effort BUT what's this I hear, you're getting a brand new one!!! So what happens to the 03 VFR and are you getting the 8gen VFR? Cheers. Wish I was getting some Darwin weather down hear! So the new bike on hold for the moment , wedding and new house to pay for before anything. Last night i got the second test ride out of the way it was 24deg c and the over heating issue is still there. The 1st 10min of riding everything is working as it should the coolant temp on dash is reading between 85deg c and 89deg c , after 10mins of riding the temp climbs up thermo fan kicks in and the temp rises to between 110deg c and 114deg c and pushes coolant out of the over flow hose onto the ground. Today I will top up coolant and turn the radiator cap around 180deg to see what happens. So far : New radiators 2 x new radiator caps 1 x used good radiator cap off my car new thermostat new spark plugs new air filter new thermostat housing hoses x3 Its becomming a money pit and more than what the bike is worth to sell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kris78 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 So I got up early and topped up the coolant , I inspected the cap and notice that the locking tabs were slightly bent out and not sitting flat so I sorted that out. I ran the bike up , the temp climbed to 104deg c and by feel both the radiators and top hoses were all still cold... I am baffled why the temp is 104deg c on the dash yet the radiators are stone cold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kris78 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 I took it for a ride soon after letting it run up , for the 1st ten minutes it ran cool sat around 82deg c ,ambient temp is 16deg c about the 10 minute mark the temp rose to 110 deg c and maxed at 114 deg c so I clicked it down 2 gears and got the revs up about 10,000 rpm and the temp dropped down to 97deg c. I started cruising in 5th at 100km/h the Temp rose again 114deg c i took it home and switched it off and I heard the cooling system bubbling for a minute or so. It had also dropped a little bit of coolant on the ground. Still baffled what is going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Grum Posted July 22, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted July 22, 2016 Hi Kris. Sad to hear the saga continues. Are you sure the water pump is fine. Given everything you've done I can't think of any other reason as to why the radiators would be cold while the engine temp is high. Also wouldn't use anything but an OEM spec radiator cap. Good Luck Kris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kris78 Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Hi Grum to me the water pump looks fine the seals the shaft the fins i had a very knowlagable mechanic that races bikes also fixes them have a look at it he seems to think it's fine. Its weird how the cooling system works as it should , heats up then drops temp once thermostats opens up and holds the temp whilst riding ,That's for the 1st 10mins of riding and then after 10mins ....the temp rises between 97 deg c and 114deg c and spews coolant out on the ground also I can't seem to have it sit at a temp whilst riding it fluctuates very quickly between 97-114 deg c and is only at 97 deg c once I open it up and have it revving about 10,000 rpm and higher , soon as I sit about 5000 rpm it hits 114deg c. Its ts baffled me why the 1st 10mins or riding it's all good then after the 10mins it's overheating and spewing coolant. Once the bike cools it does suck back out of the overflow bottle back into the radiators. that to me says the pressure and vacuum side of things are working normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Grum Posted July 22, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted July 22, 2016 Hi Kris. Have you tried starting with a cold engine, radiator cap off, run engine warm up, around 78degC when the thermostat opens you should see coolant flow into the radiator as the coolant enters the top and exits the bottom, that should verify your water pump operation. Don't allow the engine to get too hot for the obvious reasons! Other than a physical blockage in the lines, air in the system OR a head gasket issue, what else could cause your issue? Stop start riding in Darwin will have the thermatic fan switching on in no time, but it shouldn't cause the problems you're having. A quote from the service manual. NOTICE. Using coolant with silicate inhibitors may cause premature wear of water pump seals or blockage of radiator passages. Using tap water may cause engine damage. Who knows what the previous owner has done to the cooling system! Good Luck. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Marvelicious Posted July 22, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted July 22, 2016 Are you positive you have all the air bled out of the system? If you've got a bubble up high, the water pump won't push it out. The air space gives steam room to expand and so the problem gets worse as the block heats up. I forget exactly what I did when I changed the coolant on mine, but I do remember leaning the bike over to get the air out of the system. I think I did it a couple of times each way topping the system off after, then a couple of times each way at idle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kris78 Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Hi Grum with the engine cold (1st start up for the day) if I take the radiator or cap off and start the bike the coolant flows out of the filler neck. When the temp rises to allow for thermostat to open the coolant level lowers in the filler neck but then rises again and flows out of the filler neck. Hi marvelicious i have had the bike lent over on the side stand bit of a mission leaning the bike that far over and trying to manage filling with coolant and holding the spilless funnel. i have a water pump on its way purchased today just to eliminate the water pump. And if it's still overheating id say a head gasket or cracked head. Cheers for the replies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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