Installation - Suzuki DL650 Service Manual

C O O L I N G AND LUBRICATION SYSTEM 6-13
Keep on heating the water to raise its temperature.
Just when the water temperature reaches specified value, the
thermostat valve should have lifted by at least 8.0 mm
(0.31 in).
Thermostat valve lift
Standard: Over 8.0 mm at 100 O C (Over 0.31 in at 212 O F )
A thermostat failing to satisfy either of the two requirements,
start-to-open temperature and valve lift, must be replaced.
INSTALLATION
Apply engine coolant to the rubber seal on the thermostat.
Install the thermostat.
NOTE:
The jiggle valve
@
of the thermostat faces upside.
Install the thermostat case cap
0.
NOTE:
The rib
@
of the thermostat case cap should be faced upward.
Tighten the thermostat case bolts to the specified torque.
Thermostat case bolt: 10 N-m (1.0 kgf-m, 7.0 Ib-ft)
Pour engine coolant. (-2-18)
Bleed air from the cooling circuit. (-2-1 9)