overheated rtv900

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Nwood

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Rtv 900 overheated, a stick found the bottom hose.
i'm not in the habit of looking at the temp gauge as it hardly bumps off cold. thinking it could have been 5 min to 25 minutes with reduced/no cooling on a slow trail ride.

soooo it got hot. Few drops of water on the head sizzled off in a few seconds.

after fixing the leak i should:

1) run it like always its either broke or not and fooling with it won't change anything.
2) change oil and run it like always
3) "fix something" not sure what something is, but if there are some quick checks that will save me a major headache later i'd like to know what they are.

Thanks.
 
   / overheated rtv900 #2  
Personally, I'd change the oil ...Fix the leak. Fill it back up and idle it for a while and watch the guage and look for leaks. If it heats up fast or starts dumping anti-freeze in the oil or externally, you've got some issues to address. Mainly a warped or cracked head. Take your time on this and keep an eye on the contents of the oil and look for steam coming out of the exhaust.

Before doing this, check the oil. If it's got anti freeze already in it, I'd say your kinda sunk.
 
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   / overheated rtv900 #3  
Drain the remaining fluid out, change the hose, re-fill.
Keeping close eye on temp gauge. :laughing: , check after first 2-3 miles that everything is still tight and no leaks. :thumbsup:
Check your oil for any signs of anti freeze and if has not been changed lately, perhaps it would be good to change. But not until after your little test. No sense wasting good oil/filter if you have to do engine surgery. :D
You are probably going to be alright, but keep an eye on your oil and coolant for signs of cross contamination and the other eye on your temp gauge for the next 20 miles. If it makes it that far you are probably good to go.
The longer an engine is in an overheated condition the worst it gets.
The more times and engine is overheated the worst it gets.
You haven't exceed either of these, so just might be okay.
Keep us posted. My fingers are crossed. Good luck!
 
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thanks i'll keep you posted.
 
   / overheated rtv900 #5  
Don't you wish there was an alarm bell instead of a light or gauge? Or perhaps all three. Some engines, more gas ones used for generators, automatically quite when the oil gets too low. Great idea. Wish they would use this thinking for things like overheating, low oil pressure and low oil levels. Would save a lot of engines.
 
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Keep in mind this is a diesel engine that runs cool. I drive my 900 around for 30 minutes before it gets up to 185 degrees. (I took out the dumb gauge and put an isspro in..) Also, the engine has a small fan on it that always runs, it is different than the radiator fan. My guess is, unless it stalled and won't crank, you will be good to go. This engine is pretty bullet proof!

Wayne
 
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Just a thought early this AM while laying in bed thinking...

Re-torque the head.

I don't have the specs but someone must have a 900 manual. I sold mine and the 1100 is probably different.

Easy job and might remove some fears of head warping. Not a bad thing to do anyway. Must be cold engine, usually over night, but 4 hrs down time would do also. Remove valve cover and start in center and work out to both ends equally. Like a clockwise rotation, center, go right do two, go left of center do two, go right of center and do two and so on...
 
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Wayne,
We are going to need pics and more info on this gauge. :laughing::licking:
 

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