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Stuck in the mountains

smokster

smokster

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Went for what I thought was going to be a well deserved day off. Have not ridden for 3 weeks.
Took the Ortega Hwy to almost the top then within seconds, I have no antifreeze and the engine is in limp mode and overheated.
All the fluid came out of the seam the picture shows. Not sure if a clamp is suppose to be there because it is two pieces that just opened up. The dealer said it is one piece, but the middle section clearly is two pieces that broke a seal of some sort.
AAA never showed after 2 1/2 hours and it was 90 + with no shade. Had to get a ride home and come back with a trailer. A 1 hour ride took 7 hours to recover. from. New day tomorrow....

Not sure if others have had or know what causes this.
 
Sorry for your woes.

Certainly not how I would want to spend my day. Sorry for your woes. Hopefully you will be back on the Spyder ASAP.
 
You have the dubious distinction of having the first one that I've heard of fail. :yikes:

Your dealer is correct in that it has no clamp around it. But you are correct that it is two (actually more if you include the stuff inside) pieces put together at the factory though not intended to ever come apart.

You needed a farmer or a redneck in a trailer nearby :D
A hose and a couple of clamps and some water would have had you on your way. :2thumbs:
 
Ah! The Ortega Highway! A beautiful ride but a nasty place to fight fire...

Of course I love both but spent more time fighting fire on that road than enjoying the ride.

I am with the rest of the posts. You have had a 1 and only thermostat housing failure. If Lamont weighs in on this thread he can verify it as he knows everything!
 
Latemarch said:
You have the dubious distinction of having the first one that I've heard of fail. :yikes:

Your dealer is correct in that it has no clamp around it. But you are correct that it is two (actually more if you include the stuff inside) pieces put together at the factory though not intended to ever come apart.

You needed a farmer or a redneck in a trailer nearby :D
A hose and a couple of clamps and some water would have had you on your way. :2thumbs:
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Lucky me. I have just over 30 k.
 
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mine is going in for thermostat replacement on wednesday but it's more of thermostat failure itself than the housing.
its' kinda hard to see but that does not look like thermostat housing. dealer showed me a new thermo housing and it's skinnier and housed in y-connector.
 
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Not a great picture, but this is where all the fluids came from.
Guess they had to go somewhere.
Maybe we (me) need to carry an extra one.
 
smokster said:
Not a great picture, but this is where all the fluids came from.
Guess they had to go somewhere.
Maybe we (me) need to carry an extra one.
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housing must have been changed. the one that my dealer showed me was a bit different but basically same config and looked a lot more durable than that.:dontknow:
 
smokster said:
Went for what I thought was going to be a well deserved day off. Have not ridden for 3 weeks.
Took the Ortega Hwy to almost the top then within seconds, I have no antifreeze and the engine is in limp mode and overheated.
All the fluid came out of the seam the picture shows. Not sure if a clamp is suppose to be there because it is two pieces that just opened up. The dealer said it is one piece, but the middle section clearly is two pieces that broke a seal of some sort.
AAA never showed after 2 1/2 hours and it was 90 + with no shade. Had to get a ride home and come back with a trailer. A 1 hour ride took 7 hours to recover. from. New day tomorrow....

Not sure if others have had or know what causes this.
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Mine had a break in the reservoir. It happened while I was in Daytona beach during Bike Week. Dealer (Daytona Fun Machines) replaced it under warranty. Overheated and then reverted to limp mode, so I "limped" to the dealer from Bunnell. I hadn't heard of it happening to anyone else until now.
 
superfly3 said:
You left your spyder there alone:yikes: I don't think I would have done that.
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30,000 miles, could use a new one from insurance...thought about it, but after 2 1/2 hours I needed to get results...all ended well. Just have to wait for the part now.
 
One of the things I did not mention while baking in the sun that day.
Two separate Spyders rode by and never stopped to see if I needed help (maybe some water), where's the unity?
I was a bit disappointed, but yet, it's the bike that is cool, not necessarily the rider.
 
smokster said:
One of the things I did not mention while baking in the sun that day.
Two separate Spyders rode by and never stopped to see if I needed help (maybe some water), where's the unity?
I was a bit disappointed, but yet, it's the bike that is cool, not necessarily the rider.
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If the bike is cool the rider should also be cool!! Our society has gone to far downhill. Sorry to hear that they didn't stop and try to give you a hand!!
 
smokster said:
One of the things I did not mention while baking in the sun that day.
Two separate Spyders rode by and never stopped to see if I needed help (maybe some water), where's the unity?
I was a bit disappointed, but yet, it's the bike that is cool, not necessarily the rider.
Click to expand...

What did they look like....the spyders?
 
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