Worst fear appears to be true 😢

[raychappo]

After having problems starting, where the plug was getting wet, I had my suspicions that there was water on the plug.
Today I removed the left hand exhaust, tipped it up, and about a pint of coolant poured out of it.
I'm guessing I must have a fractured outer casing in which case it looks like I'll be looking for a new proper unit.
Unless anyone has another idea how coolant could be entering the motor?
Thanks
Ray

[don07tncav]

Could it be a freeze plug? That happened to the first RE5 I had back n 79. Freeze plug went and coolant got in the motor.

[raychappo]

That's what Stuart said, although I didn't think coolant could get into combustion chamber from a core plug, but I could be wrong
Ray

[steve w]

Hi Ray it will be the o rings that have perished between the side plates on the proper unit. letting coolant.


into the combustion chamber,

steve w

[raychappo]

Thanks Steve for the info, I'll eventually get around to taking the motor out and stripping it down. O-rings sounds like a less drastic repair than if the outer casing was cracked
Ray

[nairb]

These re5's are a worry. On my Suzuki gt750 when it has a leak I simply put a load of "Bars Leaks" in and its seals and all is well. If only the re5 was as simple.

[raychappo]

I wish there were simple repairs on RE5s too

[timpa136]

Jun 29, 2018 10:29:19 GMT -5 nairb said:

These re5's are a worry. On my Suzuki gt750 when it has a leak I simply put a load of "Bars Leaks" in and its seals and all is well. If only the re5 was as simple.

Relatively simple I suppose. My early style crank seal shifting position wasn't quite so simple, low lead gas and babying it, all contributed to the pre-fire/pop

back thru carb. 

With that much coolant, it may be just a seal situation.  Good Luck on the disassembly Ray.

Tim

[raychappo]

Thanks Tim. I'll let you know how the strip down goes.