Is there any Chance its NOT the Waterpump?
• OK, my 01 GS had symptoms classic to the water pump failure (rapid coolant loss, dripping from near weep hole) along with some kind of creamy white junk under the oil fill cap. But the oil level didn’t appear to be rising and its color looks pretty normal. The radiator lost nearly all the coolant in 200 miles after my dealer checked it out and pronounced it “fine”. (They had only had one pump failure ever apparently.) The overflow tank stayed fairly full. You can definitely smell coolant when the bike is running, and there is no smoke. There are no perceptible leaks anywhere else except for the one near the weep hole, which is a very slow and not constant drip. Mike #1197 A. If the water pump didn’t fail, where did the coolant go? Otherwise there’s a radiator leak? Or a head gasket leak? Did the bike ever overheat? If there is a constant leak from the weep hole, I think there’s little doubt you have a water pump problem. The overflow tank will only flow back into the radiator if ther
