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Old 09-27-2018, 09:53 AM
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i have a polaris magnum 425 that is boiling water out of the resivor bottle the fan is wired derect so it come on when key is on thermostat is working radiator is clean any ideas
 
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Old 09-29-2018, 05:01 PM
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sounds like you covered everything except the water pump
 
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Old 09-30-2018, 10:09 AM
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Is the radiator xlean both inside and outside? You would be surprised how much gunk gets trapped in the fins on the outside! The stat might be workinf but is it working correctly, new ones are cheap. Last of all, are you running a 50/50 mix of antifreeze? Water has a much lower boiling point than antifreeze!
 
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Old 09-30-2018, 04:48 PM
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I plow my radiator out. Gets plugged when riding through weeds. Are in and out hose hot? If not t-stat or pump not working is my guess.
 
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Old 10-03-2018, 11:11 AM
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oh ya forgot about that it circlates water just boils out of the revisor hot light comes on but never actually like fully overheates
 
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Old 10-03-2018, 12:07 PM
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oh ya forgot about that it circlates water just boils out of the revisor hot light comes on but never actually like fully overheates
Are you using a 50/50 mix of antifreeze or just plain water? Water boils at 212deg where a 50/50 mix boils at 240plus deg. Big difference there.
 
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Old 10-03-2018, 02:43 PM
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actually unless it's change, Polaris used a 60/40 mix
 
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Old 10-04-2018, 10:21 AM
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im using 50/50
that is still fine for a mixtue
 

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