Change Out Coolant

[FRR]

How often do you good folks out there change out your coolant on your 1800 Wings?

 

[Haste Maker]

I changed all the fluids once a year..the mileage was between 10,000 to 14,000

 

[JaysGone]

How often do you good folks out there change out your coolant on your 1800 Wings?

Under normal circumstances every 2 years or 24K.
I got lazy this year and just added some "water wetter".:AGGHH:

 

[howardg]

Is it hard to do?

 

[Dude]

It's not hard to do, nice to have a service manual of some kind. I don't log a lot of miles every year so I change it every two years as well.

 

[Haste Maker]

Is it hard to do?

Not hard at all to do...but this makes it a lot easier..
[h=1]UView 550000 Airlift Cooling System Leak Checker and Airlock Purge Tool Kit[/h]

 

[Gideon]

I have a 1500, but the time frame is the same.
Change your Coolant with a Silicate Free Antifreeze every 2 years or 24,000 miles.
A few years ago Motorcycle Consumer News investigated a rash of water pump seal failures in Gold Wings and concluded the cause was from silicates found in regular automotive antifreeze. Be certain to use Honda motorcycle coolant or automotive coolant that is silicate free!
Also Note* use distilled water -not Tap water.

 

[FRR]

I have a 1500, but the time frame is the same.
Change your Coolant with a Silicate Free Antifreeze every 2 years or 24,000 miles.
A few years ago Motorcycle Consumer News investigated a rash of water pump seal failures in Gold Wings and concluded the cause was from silicates found in regular automotive antifreeze. Be certain to use Honda motorcycle coolant or automotive coolant that is silicate free!
Also Note* use distilled water -not Tap water.

I did purchase coolant from Honda since it is made for motorcycles. There was no way I was going to put regular antifreeze in the bike. Thanks for the :heads up" though.

 

[JaysGone]

Big NEVERRRRRRRRRRRRRRR use tap water in antifreeze even in a car if you can help it. As mentioned in a bike 100% silicate free.
I run Distilled water and Redline Water Wetter in the Honda trike.
Regular 50/50% in beaters.
Pure distilled water in my now gone Camaro, that was used for road racing.
Distilled water is actually the best coolant one could use.
Here in Florida I don't have to worry about it freezing obviously.

 

[GLtryker]

There's nothing unique about the Honda labeled coolant you buy from a Honda motorcycle dealer other than it only comes in one quart bottles and is overpriced due to being available from, well, a motorcycle dealer. If you can only sleep well at night knowing the coolant in your beloved Honda came from a "Honda" labeled container, then save about 50% by buying a gallon of Honda premix from a Honda automobile dealer's parts counter. That said, there is nothing wrong with using any brand, for example Prestone or Peak, that is labeled "silicate free." I believe most are now, but check the label to confirm. Also, the instructions may tell you to remove the overflow reservoir to empty it out. Unless you need to clean any sludge that has collected in the bottom, and it shouldn't have any, it is easier to siphon it out from the top using a mighty-vac, a turkey baster with a well secured length of tubing, or a nifty little liquid transfer pump like the one harbor freight sells. http://www.harborfreight.com/multi-use-transfer-pump-66418.html