Radiator water coming out of exhaust

[freeze_sucka]

a couple days ago i bought a 86' atc 250r. i was pull starting it and it was trying to run but it just wouldnt do it. i notice water on the exhaust so i stood it on end and water poured out of the exhaust. anyone kno what could cause this? maybe a radiator hose hooked up wrong?---DJ

[team-red-rider]

95% sure BLOWN HEAD GASKET!!!

[InPiEcEs]

Little more info?
Did it run when you bought it, or has it been sitting outside for ages?
Water can come from a lot of places. Coolant only comes from one source.
If it is indeed coolant, you have a blown head gasket. If it is only water, it may have come in through an open airbox lid, or something of the sort. They may have used straight water in the cooling system, in which case it would likely be a blown head gasket. If they did do that, maybe they knew it was bad, and just ran it with water. I have seen worse things done. If you have a little more info, it will help out.

[freeze_sucka]

the guy i bought it from just put a head gasket on it. he put all new gaskets in the top end. i'll change it and see what happens. it didnt run. he said he rebuilt the top end and all that was left to do was hook up the radiator hoses. i hooked them up and tried to start it and got nothin but water drainin from the exhaust.

[SWIGIN]

head might be worped....check it with a straight edge

[Dammit!]

When you replace the gasket make sure you re-torque the head bolts after a good heat cycle.

[freeze_sucka]

10-4 thanks.

[hoser]

the guy i bought it from just put a head gasket on it. he put all new gaskets in the top end. i'll change it and see what happens. it didnt run. he said he rebuilt the top end and all that was left to do was hook up the radiator hoses. i hooked them up and tried to start it and got nothin but water drainin from the exhaust.

Dont just change the gasket to see what happens first look to see if that is in fact where the coolant is leaking, has the engine been ported perhaps they cut it thin and a bad spot in the casting has let loose, perhaps it is just a casting flaw that gave way, if it was in fact the head gasket then why did it leak they dont just leak for no reason, wrong torque applied? the gasket surfaces are FLAT and smooth some MORON didnt use a power gasket scraper or one of them 3M pads on power tool, 99.9999% of the time when POWER TOOLS are used to clean gasket surfaces they damage them, another thing to look at is the fastners are they the correct fastners, I just discoverd the 'bling homo' that use to own my TRX used chrome homo lug nuts on the cylinder, they dug into the cylinder surface and removed metal, they never maintained torque, looked bling bling but didnt work, if you see any 'bling' fastners I would look closely at what they really are and are doing.



Here is a example of a casting flaw dumping coolant into the engine



Here is the casting flaw




Here is the chrome homo nuts some *Edited**Edited**Edited**Edited**Edited**Edited**E dited* used as cylinder nuts



Here is the damage the bling did




Here is the other side it damaged


Like my back woods hick buddy says "Sure looks perty setting their"


Take your time, until you prove different conside everything the guy that owned it before you did was done wrong, play detective, do a proper CSI, need some examples more are here http://12.215.122.222/CSI.htm

[Dammit!]

Take your time, until you prove different conside everything the guy that owned it before you did was done wrong,

This is about the best advice you're gonna get. That's usually first order of business when buying a used trike for me. I don't trust them until I open them up and have a look around.

Edit: not sure if I should take exception to the bling homo remark. I do love my bling.

[BigGreenMachine]

Could also be the water pump seal right? A similar failure killed my cylinder 2 weeks ago. Pulled the jug only to find a crankcase full of freeze.

[hoser]

Could also be the water pump seal right? A similar failure killed my cylinder 2 weeks ago. Pulled the jug only to find a crankcase full of freeze.

NO, if the punp seal was leaking it would leak into the trans and balancer area not into the crank cases, I guess if your crank seal was leaking it coudl happen but I doubt it, drain your trans, no coolant then thats not the route its taking....


The "bling homo remark" was to hopefully bring attention to others that they need to be looking at the important maintenance items at the same time they are pimping their machines if they want them to be reliable as well as good looking....

[Dammit!]

Speaking of bling homos, here's three of them now!

[BigGreenMachine]

Gotcha, no the tranny fluid is fine I checked.

[Red Rider]

Speaking of bling homos, here's three of them now!

!, which one of those guys is you?

[Dammit!]

!, which one of those guys is you?

I took the picture.