I’ll check for leaks near the clutch boot, also the bolt adjustment… Anything else? If I purchase…I’ll need to go through her pretty good including spline lube. Let me know of any obvious things to check specific to K bikes…..TIA
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When idling or riding in slow moving South Florida traffic, the fan is going to run; that isn't a bad thing. It means the system is working. It shouldn't be running at speed. Let the bike idle for 15 minutes. If the fan doesn't start, that's a problem. The fan might run
slightly less often if you were running 50:50 coolant:distilled water in hot weather. If the radiator fins are clean, if the coolant isn't cloudy, if the starting speed lever has two stages, there's hope. If love bugs are still problematic down there, you'll need to back-spray the radiator more often. You'll need to do that if you often ride at night, too.
Verify that the bulb check triangle in the instrument cluster is lit when the key is turned to
On and goes dark after the front and rear brakes are activated
Look at the coolant reservoir. If it's below the MIN line, the previous owner's head isnt screwed on correctly and there might be other examples of neglect, like low or no oil in the rear drive and ancient fluid in the brake reservoirs. The brake fluid should be clear.
Leaks at the clutch boot aren't necessarily serious. They can be caused by lack of tension placed on the clutch nut by the clutch arm bolt because the basic clutch adjustment was incorrectly set, or by a loose boot clamp. Oil from the transmission/engine weep hole, or water/oil from the combination pump weep hole will take some disassembly to repair if the leaks are dripping significantly daily.
