No mechanical reason, no more than I changed the turn indicators for LED's, fitted a gear indicater etc. I just find something to do. And as the coolant has a long life, it may be one thing less to do in the future (Yes, I have just contridicted myself)Why do you want to use this stuff? Is it because the s10 suffers from over heating. If so, what is the cause of the over heating? What are the advantages of running at a higher temp with this stuff? Won’t the thermostat still attempt to keep the temp at normal ?
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Almost all matter expands when heated, even miraculous Evans coolant, so yes, unless you want coolant dumping out the overflow hose onto the road in front of your rear tire, keep the overflow bottle! As I understand it the only change would be to use a lower pressure cap. The engine should run at the same temperature as before because the thermostat and fan will work to accomplish that.I have just received my Evans liquid and flush and hope to do the coolant change soon. Do I leave the reservior bottle or remove it, and if so how do you bypass the tubeing? I don't do high rev riding, I just need something to do in the low mileage season.
You do not get rid of overflow bottle.I have just received my Evans liquid and flush and hope to do the coolant change soon. Do I leave the reservior bottle or remove it, and if so how do you bypass the tubeing? I don't do high rev riding, I just need something to do in the low mileage season.
Just run a single tube off the top of the radiator and zip tie it pointed down. Don't be too concerned with the skeptics. Almost everyone who bags on Evans has not actually used it. It is a fantastic low maintenance coolant that works just as advertised. And it does not corrode over time. I have been using it in both my KTM300 and Beta 498 for many seasons. I'm not all that good of a rider so it just made sense for those super long slow sections where I was lifting, pushing, and bulldogging my bikes over the nasty trails.I have just received my Evans liquid and flush and hope to do the coolant change soon. Do I leave the reservior bottle or remove it, and if so how do you bypass the tubeing? I don't do high rev riding, I just need something to do in the low mileage season.
Almost all matter expands when heated, even miraculous Evans coolant, so yes, unless you want coolant dumping out the overflow hose onto the road in front of your rear tire, keep the overflow bottle!
You do not get rid of overflow bottle.
When your engine heats up the coolant is going to expand and a small amount will be released into the overflow bottle. When the engine and coolant cools down it will then be sucked back into the rad and kept at a proper full level. Water and Evans are not comparable so you need to drain whatever is remaining, flush the system completely and switch back to normal coolant.
how did the inside of your radiator fill get so dirty looking ? I’ve never seen one looking so dirty before.Just run a single tube off the top of the radiator and zip tie it pointed down. Don't be too concerned with the skeptics. Almost everyone who bags on Evans has not actually used it. It is a fantastic low maintenance coolant that works just as advertised. And it does not corrode over time. I have been using it in both my KTM300 and Beta 498 for many seasons. I'm not all that good of a rider so it just made sense for those super long slow sections where I was lifting, pushing, and bulldogging my bikes over the nasty trails.
Evans does not build pressure like regular coolant. It does expand but not much at all. You can even pop off the cap at over 250 degrees and not get sprayed. If you fill the radiator to the very top of neck then it will spit out only a very small amount. From then on the level stays the same and an overflow bottle is not needed. Evans and water are perfectly compatible to each other. However the advantages of Evans are lost and you are just running with basic coolant which does build pressure.
Here is my coolant level after over 6 years of running the same batch of Evans. Lots of runs at well over 300 degrees and it remains just over the top of the fins. I don't have an overflow bottle and I have never added a drop. I initially filled it up to the top of the neck. After just one hot ride it burped out a small amount and it stays at the same level. I have had my bike at over 320 degrees with the gas boiling and so hot I lost the clutch lever. It still does not expand enough to pop the cap spring and lose coolant.
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This is probably mostly true, though it will spit out a bit more each time you reach a higher temperature than before. The radiator will eventually be running with a measure of air space above the coolant level. Given the limited heat capacity of the coolant, I would want the system as full as possible, and the elimination of air in the system provided by the overflow tank would further inhibit the possibility of corrosion. Keep the overflow tank, oh and the fan too.If you fill the radiator to the very top of neck then it will spit out only a very small amount. From then on the level stays the same and an overflow bottle is not needed.
It's the natural color of the coolant as it comes out of the bottle. It does get slightly darker over time. But nothing to be concerned about.how did the inside of your radiator fill get so dirty looking ? I’ve never seen one looking so dirty before.
That is for sure a good reason to keep the overflow tank. The coolant will always stay at the very top. OTOH it's just not enough reason for me to have one. As far as the fan I would get rid of it on the Super Tenere is I was to do any kind of extreme riding (anything that would cause the fan to jam into the radiator in a fall). Evans does not corrode over time. Since it's waterless there is nothing to contribute to corrosion.This is probably true, though it will spit out a bit more each time you reach a higher temperature than before. The radiator will eventually be running with a measure of air space above the coolant level. Given the limited heat capacity of the coolant, I would want the system as full as possible, and the elimination of air in the system provided by the overflow tank would further inhibit the possibility of corrosion. Keep the overflow tank, oh and the fan too.
Most corrosion involves oxygen. Oxygen comes from the air.Since it's waterless there is nothing to contribute to corrosion.