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Yeah, I know we don't need it but it's not for my CB; it's for the Street Twin.
The Triumph manual has some b.s. about HD4X Hybrid Organix Acid Technology coolant. My question: Is motorcycle coolant any different than automotive? Can he use good ole Prestone 50/50 ot need to go find something bike-specific?
Popgun, where in VB can the boy get bike goods?
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I ran automotive coolant in my old Honda V65 for 15 years. The rear two cylinders tended to run hot anyway, so I flushed the system every year and tried to keep the mixture at 50/50. I used a motorcycle coolant called "Engine Ice" (available at a lot of places) for a while. It didn't make a noticeable difference, so I switched back to whatever I could get on sale at the neighborhood AutoZone.
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HD4X Hybrid Organix Acid Technology coolant.
You sure Ptero and Cormanus didn't make that up?
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(07-30-2016, 05:39 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: HD4X Hybrid Organix Acid Technology coolant.
You sure Ptero and Cormanus didn't make that up?
Thanx Roper! He went with the good ole Prestone 50/50.
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(07-30-2016, 03:40 AM)Nemo_imp Wrote: Yeah, I know we don't need it but it's not for my CB; it's for the Street Twin.
The Triumph manual has some b.s. about HD4X Hybrid Organix Acid Technology coolant. My question: Is motorcycle coolant any different than automotive? Can he use good ole Prestone 50/50 ot need to go find something bike-specific?
Popgun, where in VB can the boy get bike goods?
Motorcycle coolant generally is different and is usually silicate-free. Automotive coolant often contains silcates which will chew up the motorcycle water pump and seals.
With a bike you are always safer to buy motorcycle or brand-specific coolant. There are some generic bike coolants like Engine Ice which are also safe to use. The bike uses so little compared to a car that there is no sense trying to save a few bucks, only to destroy your bike's vital components.
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My car uses silicate free coolant too. I usually just buy some at the dealer. Same with the ST1300. I just buy the Honda coolant.
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I have always used the Honda brand motorcycle coolant in all my liquid cooled bikes. A bit more costly than Prestone at Wally World but you're only using a small amount in a bike. I read a technical paper on coolants for motorcycles years ago that emphasized the importance of using a motorcycle specific coolant because of silicate content in automotive type.
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My two BMW's have a similar requirement to use a specific BMW-branded product. I don't try to second-guess the manufacturer just to save a few bucks -- to me, it's not worth the anxiety.
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When we had a Acc. store we carried several brands of after market coolants, all for motorcycles ATVs and off road bikes. They did make difference , Engine Ice worked very well in ATVs and off road race bikes. Some street bikes are touchy about the silicate thing and some aren't . Up here some road race courses make the racers run water mixed with a additive so as not to get coolant on the track. I have heard of bad things happening when
racers left bikes overnight on trailers when we had a cold snap.
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"HOAT" isn't a motorcycle specific coolant being a automotive tech. For 15 years I've seen the evolution of coolant as vehicle manufacturers have changed engine designs, components, and regulations! Hybrid organic acid technology coolant uses a mix of organic and And conventional acid chemicals to protect against corrosion and break down of aluminum and other sensitive engine components it what is currently used in most newer ford and chrysler engines and most newer diesels. You can get zerex g-05 coolant at pretty much any auto parts stores
