does the lt500r have a poor water pump or impeller. my 500 seems to heat up a lot even when i am not working it very hard?

 

I dunno, mine seems to work alright. I did put all new seals in the pump not to long ago, and also had the radiator flushed and pressure tested, along with an inline cooler and a Cool Head, so that may have helped, too......Check all the hoses and stuff to make sure nothing is restricted, and that your radiator fins aren't all bent over or something. Who knows, maybe you just need to ride faster to get more air flowing through the radiator[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

 

You must have something else going on thunder...

I've never came close to overheating my 500. I do know that if the impeller nut (Left hand threads) has ever came loose, the impeller can come loose and grind the daylights out of the housing, causing a reduced efficiency in the waterpump... needless to say really hurting the impeller itself in the process...

I dunnno, maybe worth a look under the cover.

 

question. I’m redoing my water pump not on my lt500. The gasket with white gasket that fits behind the impeller. Does the white part gave the bottom of the impeller or does the white part go against the mechanical seal. Thank you