Pinched overflow coolant line - Voyager XII

[Leonard Russ]

After my Voyager's coolant hoses burst, and new hoses were installed, I was sidelined once again with coolant leaking from the hose at the neck of the filler cap. So I re-tightened the clamp there. Then I decided I to inspect the overflow line to make sure it was not blocked, as my Voyager is an '86 model . I found the line was completely blocked as it would not allow my a wire to even pass through it! After taking off the right side covers, I saw what the problem was. The overflow line was pinched between the body of the fuel pump and the bike frame! This explains why my overflow coolant NEVER changed its level, and of course why the cooling hoses had burst over several years of too much pressure.

So next time you're looking things over, check out how the overflow line is routed. It might just slip between the pump and the frame. Don't get sidelined!

[Charlie from Illinois]

Good tip Leonard. I will do that next time I have the covers off. Thanks.

[Martin & Karen]

Hello Voyagers, Thought I would give you my story of a blocked breather pipe. When I bought my 86 Voyager she was running a little hot, the previous owner had health issues so he had not had time to spend sorting out the problem. The radiator had been professionally cleaned, new hoses, then I got her. I took out the expansion bottle and realised that the water had been in there years without moving, so just the same as yourself I couldn't pass anything down the breather pipe. New pipe fitted all my pressure problems disappeared but I was less lucky, seals were blown in the water pump, Carl Leo to the rescue sending me a new water pump. This is 2 years ago now, I thoroughly flushed the motor at that time and I check her regularly, no problems, worth checking though eh!

Kind regards, Martin