CSC RX3 - Intake and Exhaust System Troubleshooting; Cooling System

CSCRX3ServiceManual
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IntakeandExhaustSystemTroubleshooting
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Intakeandexhaustsystemtroubleshootingandmaintenanceactionsareshownbelow.
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IntakeandExhaustSystemTroubleshootingandMaintenance
Item Symptom Cause VehicleEffect MaintenanceAction
Intakesystem Hardstarting,
lowpower
Excessivedust
ontheair
cleaner
element
Poorperformance,poor
idling,excessivefuel
consumption,darksmoke
exhaust
Cleanorreplacetheair
cleanerelement
Excessiveint ake
noise
Cracksor
chapsonthe
aircleaner
shell
Poorperformance,e
x
cessive
intakenoise
Replacetheaircleaner
shell
Exhaustsystem Excessive
exhaustnoise
Cracksor
openingsin
exhaust
system
Poorperformance,excessive
noise
Replacedefective
components
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CoolingSystem
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ThissectionoftheServiceManualaddressesthecoolingsystemonyourRX3motorcycle.
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TheRX3isliquidcooled(themotorcycleusesanethyleneglycolandwatermix).Themotorcyclehas
tworadiatorsandtwofans.
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Whenthemotorcycleisrunning,youcanseeyour
bike’soperatingtemperature
ontherightsideof
theinstrumentcluster.
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Anythingbelowthemaxbarisacceptable.Inthe
photoshownhere,wewereridingthroughJoshua
TreeNationalParkonaverycoldday,andthe
temperatureindicatornevergotabovetwo
bars.Onwarmdays,whenstoppedintraffic,or
when
climbinghills,thetemperatureindicatorwill
gouptothreeorfourbars.It’snormal.
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Warnings
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◆ Onlyworkonthecoolingsystemwhentheengineiscold.
◆ Whenopeningtheradiatorcap,alwayscovertheradiatorcapwithaclothandopenitslowlyto
preventbeingscaldedbyescapinghotfluid.
◆ Alwaysimmediatelywipeupanyspilledcoolingfluid.
◆ Onlyuseaquality50/50ethyleneglycol/distilledwatercoolingfluidwithcorrosioninhibitors