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The fan is the next issue. I have yet to hear it run.

Way to burst my bubble :-)

SUCCESS!!! I took everything apart again. When I opened the radiator cap, I could not see any coolant. I was able to add an additional quart. I ran it for a bit and saw no air bubbles. I put it back together and went for a 45 miles ride, across the prairie, up and down some good hills. The temp...

When the engine was hot, I filled the overflow tank to between the low and high marks. It is in the same place this morning. So, it does not appear to be sucking the coolant back in. Now that it has been mentioned, I have never noticed the fan running. I would think, as hot as it got the other...

My trip was only about 5 miles. The temps are in the 60s. I will go out in a bit and see if it sucked the coolant back in. If not, then what? The gauge went to just a bit below red. It went there fairly quickly, considering it NEVER went past vertical before the change. Oh well, it will...

Well, I got it done. The hoses looked good. The thermostat looked new. I put on a new cap. The fluid looked like new. I wonder how old it was. I was expecting about 3 quarts to come out. There was maybe two. That's all that went back in as well. I let it run for a while until I wasn't seeing...

If I remember correctly, there are only 3 bolts holding the false tank on?

OK. Obviously I'm an idiot. I went to the garage this morning for this quick little project. I had a new cap and new hose in hand. No thermostat available locally. I grabbed my Haynes manual and started in on it. :read: 1. "Remove fill tank and tip it over to drain it." BS! There ain't no...

Parts ordered. They should be in tomorrow. It looks like I have a project this weekend :-)

I will swing by NAPA after work and see if they have those. Thanks for the numbers.

Well, I did go to Reseda HS for one week, in 1966. :-)

I would think a blown head gasket would cause some white smoke. I don't see anything out of the ordinary.

My 81 has 24,000 miles on it. I think it is probably running the original coolant. This weekend will provide some time to change it out. Last week I checked the overflow tank (bike was warm). It was empty. I added coolant until it reached the 'full' line. Over the next week, every time I...

Welcome from rainy Minnesota

I'm sure there was almost zero air in the shocks! I have put almost 900 miles on it this summer and the warning light just started coming on a couple days ago. It took that long to finally dissipate.