Having no owners manual or repair manual, I must resort to taking stuff apart and finding out on my own. Be afraid. Be very afraid.
Well, there's y'all, and y'all are a big help, I must say. Here's a little give back.
To check the coolant on a 2005 Suzuki C50 Boulevard you must:
1. Take off the tool kit compartment cover on the left side of the bike. Use your key.
2. Take off the cover on the left side of the engine. It's the largest cover near the rear wheel. This requires an Allen wrench. It's held on by 3 Allen bolts. There are 4, but the 4th one is just for, well, I don't know what for. It is held on to the cover with a nut and seems to serve no purpose other than to aggravate me when I couldn't get it off from the outside.
3. The coolant reservoir will be that jug with green liquid inside. It has 2 marks. One is Low and one is Full "F".
4. The bike must be standing level with the floor. This is why you got married. Have your wife hold the bike level. If you're already a woman, you can still have your wife do this. Hey, I'm not here to judge your life style; just to take pictures of it. With the engine cool and not running, the level should be at the "F" mark. If it's not, take out the black rubber plug and top off with coolant- or water if you only need a little. Your existing coolant to water ratio may also determine if you use water or coolant. Actually, you can hold the bike level on your own. It's just more fun to get someone else out into the hot garage.
If you see coolant on the inside of the cover or outside of the jug, you got problems. Problems I can't fix, but someone here maybe can.
This may work for other Suzuki motorcycles and even other makes of motorcycle. There's only so many places on a bike they can hide stuff. On some models, the coolant may be a different color. Oily is not a good color, no matter what bike. See reference to someone else helping you.
Heres a pic. I'm guessing that is the coolant pump behind the reservoir.
Well, there's y'all, and y'all are a big help, I must say. Here's a little give back.
To check the coolant on a 2005 Suzuki C50 Boulevard you must:
1. Take off the tool kit compartment cover on the left side of the bike. Use your key.
2. Take off the cover on the left side of the engine. It's the largest cover near the rear wheel. This requires an Allen wrench. It's held on by 3 Allen bolts. There are 4, but the 4th one is just for, well, I don't know what for. It is held on to the cover with a nut and seems to serve no purpose other than to aggravate me when I couldn't get it off from the outside.
3. The coolant reservoir will be that jug with green liquid inside. It has 2 marks. One is Low and one is Full "F".
4. The bike must be standing level with the floor. This is why you got married. Have your wife hold the bike level. If you're already a woman, you can still have your wife do this. Hey, I'm not here to judge your life style; just to take pictures of it. With the engine cool and not running, the level should be at the "F" mark. If it's not, take out the black rubber plug and top off with coolant- or water if you only need a little. Your existing coolant to water ratio may also determine if you use water or coolant. Actually, you can hold the bike level on your own. It's just more fun to get someone else out into the hot garage.
If you see coolant on the inside of the cover or outside of the jug, you got problems. Problems I can't fix, but someone here maybe can.
This may work for other Suzuki motorcycles and even other makes of motorcycle. There's only so many places on a bike they can hide stuff. On some models, the coolant may be a different color. Oily is not a good color, no matter what bike. See reference to someone else helping you.
Heres a pic. I'm guessing that is the coolant pump behind the reservoir.
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