This is a great video thanks for posting! Did a coolant flush on my 1995 Sl 1500 and now am getting a small drip from the front cover. What I read on blogs could be a hose up behind the radiators. This will be a huge help in getting behind the radiators to see where it might be.
Thank you for watching. I’m curious to hear where the leak is coming from once you get it apart. I’m wondering if it is coming from the same area we had found. Another viewer suggested that we replace the thermostat while in there too. I wish we would have thought of that while we had it apart. Anyhow, good luck and nice back together, Ride Safe!!
Thank you for watching. I do understand. It was a ton of work but well worth the effort. I’m glad you enjoyed the video as it was fun to do with my dad. Subscribe to find my other videos working on his bike, if you haven’t already. Ride Safe!!
Yes thank you for asking. My dad’s bike was experiencing some leaking but didn’t know where it was coming from. Because it is such a chore getting in there and with the radiators and hoses being almost 30 years old he decided to change them out with new to prevent future issues with the 30 year old parts. It ended up being a loose clamp. Yes he could have just tightened or replaced that clamp and put it all back together. But it’s unknown how much longer those old parts would last, so he changed them out for preventative reasons. Hope that answers your question. Thank you for watching. Ride safe!!!
I have a 1996 with leaks as well... do you have links to the places you went to for parts (other than ebay). Also, the video didn't show how you actually got the port side fan out. How'd y'all do that?
Hi Mark. Thanks for watching the video and also reaching out. Yes, getting that port/driver side fan out was quite the chore. I went back into my videos and I have about 20 min of us struggling with it until I just put the camera down and used 4 hands and screw drivers to pry and wiggle it out. It was not an easy job to do, just unclipping the wire harness at the top of the fan housing was difficult. It took patients for sure. If you can get it popped out of that grommet in the rear of it and wedge it past the wires above to the right and wires down the frame tube to the left you should eventually get it out of there. It's just as much of a chore getting it back in. :-) It might be easier to remove the radiator if you can first. But, you'd have to decide to sacrifice the upper hoses, because you'd likely not be able to loosen the clamps and would likely have to cut the hoses. As for where to purchase, here's the links for Ziegler Motorsports and Cycle Parts Nation. When you click on the link to parts at the Ziegler Motorsports site, it directs you to Cycle Parts Nation. Then just follow the links to Honda and your specific year, model and parts. www.zeiglermotorsports.com/ www.cyclepartsnation.com/ Hope this is helpful!! Good luck, and if you get a chance, let me know how it goes. Ride Safe!! Bryan
Thank you for watching. We noticed a leak after running it but because of everything you have to take off to see where the leak is we decided to swap for new parts while in there. Glad you enjoyed. Subscribe for other videos. Ride safe!!
This is a great video thanks for posting! Did a coolant flush on my 1995 Sl 1500 and now am getting a small drip from the front cover. What I read on blogs could be a hose up behind the radiators. This will be a huge help in getting behind the radiators to see where it might be.
Thank you for watching. I’m curious to hear where the leak is coming from once you get it apart. I’m wondering if it is coming from the same area we had found. Another viewer suggested that we replace the thermostat while in there too. I wish we would have thought of that while we had it apart. Anyhow, good luck and nice back together, Ride Safe!!
Very impressive work good sirs. I hope I never have to replace mine but if I do, this is gold. Cheers.
Thank you for watching. I do understand. It was a ton of work but well worth the effort. I’m glad you enjoyed the video as it was fun to do with my dad. Subscribe to find my other videos working on his bike, if you haven’t already. Ride Safe!!
Great video this will help me a lot
That is great to hear. Thank you for watching and ride safe!!
Thank You!
You're welcome! Ride Safe!
May I ask you what was the reason you replaced the radiators and hose. I just wondered if there was a problem I need to be watching for. Thanks
Yes thank you for asking. My dad’s bike was experiencing some leaking but didn’t know where it was coming from. Because it is such a chore getting in there and with the radiators and hoses being almost 30 years old he decided to change them out with new to prevent future issues with the 30 year old parts. It ended up being a loose clamp. Yes he could have just tightened or replaced that clamp and put it all back together. But it’s unknown how much longer those old parts would last, so he changed them out for preventative reasons. Hope that answers your question. Thank you for watching. Ride safe!!!
Why my gl1500 has an extra hose on the right radiator 😢😢
I have a 1996 with leaks as well... do you have links to the places you went to for parts (other than ebay). Also, the video didn't show how you actually got the port side fan out. How'd y'all do that?
Hi Mark. Thanks for watching the video and also reaching out. Yes, getting that port/driver side fan out was quite the chore. I went back into my videos and I have about 20 min of us struggling with it until I just put the camera down and used 4 hands and screw drivers to pry and wiggle it out. It was not an easy job to do, just unclipping the wire harness at the top of the fan housing was difficult. It took patients for sure. If you can get it popped out of that grommet in the rear of it and wedge it past the wires above to the right and wires down the frame tube to the left you should eventually get it out of there. It's just as much of a chore getting it back in. :-) It might be easier to remove the radiator if you can first. But, you'd have to decide to sacrifice the upper hoses, because you'd likely not be able to loosen the clamps and would likely have to cut the hoses.
As for where to purchase, here's the links for Ziegler Motorsports and Cycle Parts Nation. When you click on the link to parts at the Ziegler Motorsports site, it directs you to Cycle Parts Nation. Then just follow the links to Honda and your specific year, model and parts.
www.zeiglermotorsports.com/
www.cyclepartsnation.com/
Hope this is helpful!! Good luck, and if you get a chance, let me know how it goes.
Ride Safe!!
Bryan
Hello, did they remove them for maintenance or was something bad happening?
Thank you for watching. We noticed a leak after running it but because of everything you have to take off to see where the leak is we decided to swap for new parts while in there. Glad you enjoyed. Subscribe for other videos. Ride safe!!
May I ask where you got your radiators or who did you order them from? I am going to replace mine
I’ll check with my dad and see who on eBay he ordered them from.
@@whatsbryanupto Thank you so much
The seller on EBAY is: newautoparts5
I don't see that he has anymore on his site for the GL1500. You may reach out to him and ask. Hope that helps.
Should’ve got the thermostat while being in that deep.
We didn’t even think of it. Thank you for sharing. Hopefully others will see this comment. Ride safe!!