So after reading a bit on some SV forums, I decided to change my coolant with some Engine Ice. 5 Beers and 7 hours later I finished the job. Given three of those hours were spent in the hospital for my girlfriend's mom, I still think I did a good job of doing my first change on this bike. The steps I took were
There were probably too many steps but it was a learning experience non the less. And with the Engine Ice, I had the bike idle for ten minutes and never went above 200. In fact, the temp jumped up and down from 194 to 189. To top it off, I even have pics of my endeavour. Enjoy!
- Drained old coolant from water pump drain plug.
- Flushed with 50/50 of distilled water and white vinegar.
- Flushed with just distilled water.
- Flushed again with water.
- Cleaned out overflow reservoir.
- Filled system up with Engine Ice.