Checking The Radiator; Installing The Radiator Side Cover Brackets And Radiator Side Covers - Yamaha XSR MTM690 2016 Service Manual

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CHECKING THE RADIATOR

1. Check:
• Radiator fins
Obstruction → Clean.
Apply compressed air to the rear of the radia-
tor.
Damage → Repair or replace.
TIP
Straighten any flattened fins with a thin, flat-head
screwdriver.
2. Check:
• Radiator hoses
Cracks/damage → Replace.
• Radiator pipes
Cracks/damage → Replace the radiator.
3. Measure:
• Radiator cap opening pressure
Below the specified pressure → Replace the
radiator cap.
Radiator cap valve opening pres-
sure
108.0–137.4 kPa (1.08–1.37
kgf/cm², 15.7–19.9 psi)
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a. Install the radiator cap tester "1" and radiator
cap tester adapter "2" to the radiator cap "3".
Radiator cap tester
90890-01325
Mityvac cooling system tester kit
YU-24460-A
Radiator cap tester adapter
90890-01352
Pressure tester adapter
YU-33984
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b. Apply the specified pressure for ten seconds
and make sure there is no drop in pressure.
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4. Check:
• Radiator fan
Damage → Replace.
Malfunction → Check and repair.
Refer to "COOLING SYSTEM" on page 8-29.
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INSTALLING THE RADIATOR SIDE COVER
BRACKETS AND RADIATOR SIDE COVERS
The following procedure applies to both of the
radiator side cover brackets and radiator side
covers.
1. Install:
• Radiator side cover bracket bolt "1"
• Radiator side cover "2"
TIP
• Install the radiator side cover bracket so that
the end with round hole "a" is pointing upward
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and the end with the oval hole "b" is pointing
downward.
• Install the radiator side cover so that the end
with the round hole "c" is pointing upward and
the end with the oval hole "d" is pointing down-
ward.
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RADIATOR
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Radiator side cover bracket bolt
7 Nm (0.7 m·kgf, 5.1 ft·lbf)
Radiator side cover bolt
7 Nm (0.7 m·kgf, 5.1 ft·lbf)
1
a
b
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