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Thread: Do LT-80 motors use coolant?

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    Do LT-80 motors use coolant?

    I just bought a pretty beat up older suzuki LT-80 and pulled the plastic case that covers the motor and down near the fan blade on the right side there was green engine coolant sitting down in there. Do the LT's take coolant and should it be there? Also there was a ton of grease, mud and water built up under the plastic case is that normal as well?

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    Welcome to the forums.
    No coolant. It's air cooled.
    No, all that yuck is not normal. I suspect some riding abuse..Lol
    Clean it up and get it running (or try) and we'll go from there.
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    Quote Originally Posted by LT80 View Post
    Welcome to the forums.
    No coolant. It's air cooled.
    No, all that yuck is not normal. I suspect some riding abuse..Lol
    Clean it up and get it running (or try) and we'll go from there.
    Thank you. Looking forward to participating in the forums.

    Did you see the pictures I posted on my original post? There is green coolant down in the bottom under that fan. Trying to figure out how that got there if it doesn't use coolant?

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    I guess I didn't see them..Lol.
    Beats me. I know it's not coolant coming from the motor.
    Maybe it's oil/gas leaking from the seal and sat a while ??
    Oh well, you have alot of cleaning to do eh.
    Your piston is burnt down quite far (meaning wear).
    Get yourself one of those $55 ebay cylinder kits. That'd save you some money. It has, a new cylinder, piston,pin,pin bearing, cir clips gaskets and 4 new cylinder studs (you won't need to use them). oh yea and a cheapo spark plug too.
    2000 GNC 5N\
    2001 GNC 9N \ 40+ class
    2004 GNC 9N /
    2014 rock crusher "GO tortoise GO!"
    2016 Byrd Rooster
    Father of the "11" time National champion,and worlds fastest woman ATV racer
    A few fast LT80's
    250R~300cc's
    300ex
    350 Rancher
    Kymco Mongoose
    Survivor of the 12 Hours of ATV America 04 and 05

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    Quote Originally Posted by LT80 View Post
    I guess I didn't see them..Lol.
    Beats me. I know it's not coolant coming from the motor.
    Maybe it's oil/gas leaking from the seal and sat a while ??
    Oh well, you have alot of cleaning to do eh.
    Your piston is burnt down quite far (meaning wear).
    Get yourself one of those $55 ebay cylinder kits. That'd save you some money. It has, a new cylinder, piston,pin,pin bearing, cir clips gaskets and 4 new cylinder studs (you won't need to use them). oh yea and a cheapo spark plug too.
    Yea it's def coolant. It's bright green and smells like radiator fluid. I called the original owner back today and he acted clueless on how it got there. Very odd!

    What would you suggest be the best way to clean that all out of there? I was thinking turn the bike upside down then use break cleaner and spray it all out in there.

    The guy I bought it from told me he just bought one of those $50 Ebay cylinder deals and rebuilt it himself. Then it lost power within a week of the rebuild and wouldn't start. So he gave up and listed it for sale. I was thinking about having this cylinder bored out, head decked and going with a over sized Wiesco piston. Do you think that would be good idea or no?

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    The anti-freeze had to be spilled onto it.
    If the kit was new, it should be fine. Maybe something went wrong. The piston in the pic is well wore. A week wouldn't burn it down that far. Maybe he put the piston in backwards..??
    I use Suzuki parts...No wiseco for me.
    yea, upside down and spray well.
    powerspoerswarehouse.com for parts. -> you will need to look up a 2003 Kawasaki KFX(kfs)80.
    2000 GNC 5N\
    2001 GNC 9N \ 40+ class
    2004 GNC 9N /
    2014 rock crusher "GO tortoise GO!"
    2016 Byrd Rooster
    Father of the "11" time National champion,and worlds fastest woman ATV racer
    A few fast LT80's
    250R~300cc's
    300ex
    350 Rancher
    Kymco Mongoose
    Survivor of the 12 Hours of ATV America 04 and 05

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