OK so I went to Power Line Park this weekend and went thru some pretty thick mud up to the top of the fenders. So now I can only drive it about 2 miles without it over heating. When we got back to the camp I took off the bumper and the screen and power washed it out. But like I said it still overheats. Any suggestion???? Thanks in advance.

 

Get to as many parts of the RAD as you can! Try the corners and behind the
RAD where the FAN is located. For me I pop my winch cover panel and shoot
the water in there as well up underneath and the front sides.

In real bad situations with the fin blockage you may have to lift off the cargo
box (if a SPORTSMAN) to get to the RAD better. Also your sensors could be
gunked up too. Keep spraying the water with garden hose and I wouldn't
recommend POWER WASH that close to RAD for fear of damage.

Hope this helps!

R'

 

ive had ours so bad that i had to remove the rad out of the bike and let it soak in water and still had to pressure wash it to clean it out. a hose wont do it if you have baked the mud right in thier. but like rtic. said becareful as not to bend all the finns up on the rad. by p. washing. chances are if you look behind the fan shoud you will see plenty of packed in mud you cant just get to that easy.

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: stendori

ive had ours so bad that i had to remove the rad out of the bike and let it soak in water and still had to pressure wash it to clean it out. a hose wont do it if you have baked the mud right in thier. but like rtic. said becareful as not to bend all the finns up on the rad. by p. washing. chances are if you look behind the fan shoud you will see plenty of packed in mud you cant just get to that easy.</end quote></div>

Haha, I was going to say the same thing. I took mine out one time and soaked it in purple power over night and still had a hard time getting it out. Damn Marango ride!

 

Ok, so I got it all cleaned out, and it's still running hot. Now what do I look for???

 

Due you have coolant in the radiator? If not you may have a leak. If you cleaned it all out then it may be unrelated to the mud. Check/replace thermostat and then water pump. Also, check to make sure water passage ways aren't clogged up. (hoses clogged, kinked?)

 

Yep coolant is where it's suppost to be. Will check the other things tomorrow when I get off work.

 

Also make sure the fan is turning on.

 

if the rad is clean and the fan is running, best bet would be the thermostat...

 

+ 1 I never had a waterpump go bad but I did have the thermostate and a fan go bad.