wtf nevermind. That doesnt make sence. That stuff im seein in the resevior isnt from the corrosion. Since no coolant flows back into the thing does it? hmm. Maybe thats just dirt.

 

You might want to try a ground strap from the engine to the frame and make sure that the connection is metal to metal. The paint won't let it make the best connection. Also, check the radiator cap to see if it's bad. I have seen this before many times in cars. Used to see them go through freeze plugs and gaskets and then we started to put ground straps on them and it sloved the problems. Just a thought....

 

Coolant should be flowing in and out of the reservoir when the bike heats and cools. Gets a little warm, coolant to the res. to reduce pressure. Then the coolant cools (or rather motor) resulting in a vacuum which will pull the coolant back over to the motor. If there's anything in the res. that means either you have a leak, or there's something putting cr@p into the coolant. Given what I read, it's the corrosion because of the magnesium cover.

Having 2 different metals together is BAD. They corrode. Used to be you had to be careful buying RAM for computers. Some chips used silver/tin/whatever, and others used gold for the contacts. Same with motherboards. So you had to match the RAM to the MB.

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OK. So thats what it is most likely. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/img] Its hard to see but when i move the bike i can see this stuff moving around. Looks to be a pretty thick layer with some small peices.
Here i go thinking i bought a quad with NO problems... [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-mad.gif[/img]

 

Warrior/Rap 350 [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img] They are a tank; built like 'em, slow as 'em, handle like 'em, and as tough as 'em.

Or maybe a 400ex.

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That's to bad about the corrosion[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/img] I hope it gets fixed. I would love to own a '05 someday[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] don't want to buy a used one that's screwed up. But, like all things NEW something is bound to go wrong[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/img] to bad it's been '05-'06 model years. What Creator says make perfect sense[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] Hopefully it works for you[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

 

Hope everyone had a Great Christmas Day[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] Ours started out very nice, my youngest daughter freaked me out, she woke me up with her face 6 inches from mine[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif[/img] talk about being shocked as heck[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img] She got me good. We kept things simple this year[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] No going into debt[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] to have the kids break or thrown things away, in a month or so[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/img]

 

Good to hear that MD. I kept things under control for once as well. Still need to pick something up for my brother tomorrow. I even paid a couple of bills with my bonus. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

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Great to hear that you guys had a good Christmas.
As for me i went out and got some things done on the jeep and cooked a steak. That was about it. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

lol.

Dinner here was:

New York Steak
Baked Tater
corn
green beans
rolls

Stuffed!
There's just something magical that happens with Pappy's and Mosquite Charcoal.

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