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Rhino overheating - 9/2/2008 8:53:22 PM

Wireguy

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having trouble with my rhino overheating any ideas

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RE: Rhino overheating - 9/2/2008 9:02:33 PM

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Some people have took them out and flushed them real good and soaked them in degreaser to get all the mud out but that only works for a little bit if you are an avid mud rider. After you clean it out you can reinstall it with engine ice or the equivalent, any brand you choose, and this works pretty well also. Most people that ride in the mud a whole lot have relocated it to another place on the machine. Do a search for rad relocation and you should get some tips on how to do that.

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RE: Rhino overheating - 9/2/2008 9:32:04 PM

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also the thermostat could be bad....Thats what happend to me.

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RE: Rhino overheating - 9/2/2008 9:54:40 PM

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there is no thermostat in it but with that gone can it be causing it to overheat...........I always thought with the thermostat gone it would stay cooler

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RE: Rhino overheating - 9/2/2008 9:57:29 PM

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It will stay cooler without the thermostat.

There are only a couple things that can be happening.

Is your radiator clean?

Is it full?

Does your fan work?

Is it airlocked and not pumping properly?

What is your temp gauge reading? I know you have installed a temp gauge on your $10,000 machine right?

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RE: Rhino overheating - 9/2/2008 10:35:27 PM

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hey jb3231 i know u got a 700 but what is your reading on ur temp gauge. i have a 660 and i think i got a airlock in it. mine seems to run steady at 240. is that normal?

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RE: Rhino overheating - 9/2/2008 10:52:27 PM

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Depends on where your reading. I'm reading out of the radiator and getting about 180 at the hottest. I should be reading before the radiator, just placed my sending unit on the wrong side.

Pull you rad cap when it's cooled off a little and then crank it back up. You can see the coolant flowing if everything is working right. If there is no flow, then you got a problem.

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RE: Rhino overheating - 9/3/2008 6:39:58 AM

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ok i will try thats. i have my sending unit on the motor itself where the dummy light one went so thats why mine might read a little hotter then yours

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RE: Rhino overheating - 9/3/2008 7:11:27 AM

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no motor should run a steady 240 ... what does water boil at?

my '08 measured at the outlet of thermostat, hottest part, runs between 190-210 on a hot day ...

fan kicks on between 190-200

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RE: Rhino overheating - 9/3/2008 7:24:22 AM

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my fan seems to always be on but as soon as my motor warms up its around 230 or 240. if i am going down the road and have teh speed up with a good air flow through the radiator it was go down 5-10 degrees but thats about it. ever since i put it one thats what it says. when i get home i will def check the air flow. the only time i have ever had a problem was before i put the gauge on, my dummy light came on at a ride and it over heated and my radiator fluid started coming out of the overflow line. thats hasnt happen since i put more antifreeze in and the gauge.

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RE: Rhino overheating - 9/3/2008 7:25:45 AM

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btw sorry wireguy for asking a lot of question on your thread

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RE: Rhino overheating - 9/3/2008 8:49:43 AM

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I am new to this, so where is the thermostat located on the rhinos, how can you fix an air lock, and where can you install a temp guage to monitor the temp??? sorry for all the questions but have to learn somehow

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RE: Rhino overheating - 9/3/2008 11:42:27 AM

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thats cool the more info the better

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RE: Rhino overheating - 9/3/2008 12:55:31 PM

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99% of the time it's just mud in the radiator and oil cooler, expecially where the two overlap and where the fan shroud covers. Fought this problem for a while, then relocated it and haven't had a problem since.

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RE: Rhino overheating - 9/3/2008 2:06:21 PM

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Hey Bill i thought that too but the past two rides I havent hit any mud its been mostly trail riding.

eyeherrdat there are two temp sensors on a rhino. one on the radiator down at the bottom that kicks the fan on and the other is on the motors where your radiator line runs into it. that one is for your dummy light. as far as putting a gauge to it most people either cut into that big hose and put a tee there or one of the brands makes a electric sender that fits right into the hole where the dummy light sensor is.

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RE: Rhino overheating - 9/3/2008 5:39:58 PM

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I didn't know rhinos had thermostats?

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RE: Rhino overheating - 9/3/2008 5:58:45 PM

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I think I got It fixed.....I took out the radiator which was a pain in the butt......cleaned it with a water hoses and super clean and put in a temp gauge........that seemed to fix the overheating.....I rode it about 3 miles on the road and the temp was reading 185 to 190........thanks to everybody for the advice

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RE: Rhino overheating - 9/3/2008 8:42:08 PM

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neverrideahonda - is that a trick question, did i say something wrong cuz you used to have the pink rhino with all the stuff on it didnt you?

wireguy - congrats on the fix, sucks you had to take everything apart but a good cleaning prolly a good thing

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RE: Rhino overheating - 9/4/2008 5:40:20 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Wireguy

I think I got It fixed.....I took out the radiator which was a pain in the butt......cleaned it with a water hoses and super clean and put in a temp gauge........that seemed to fix the overheating.....I rode it about 3 miles on the road and the temp was reading 185 to 190........thanks to everybody for the advice

I was going to say that even if you haven't ridden in mud the past few times you would be amazed how much gets packed in there over time and eventually it will over heat. That's how mine started, two or three trips after going into some nasty mud it started tripping the dummy light till I couldn't go more than a mile without the light coming on. Glad to hear you got it fixed.

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RE: Rhino overheating - 9/4/2008 6:21:49 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: kickaskey

neverrideahonda - is that a trick question, did i say something wrong cuz you used to have the pink rhino with all the stuff on it didnt you?

wireguy - congrats on the fix, sucks you had to take everything apart but a good cleaning prolly a good thing

I was just wndering. I thought rhinos did not have thermostats. Maybe the new ones do. Didn't know. Was not trying to come across harsh. Just curious. And yeah, I had the pink whino.

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RE: Rhino overheating - 9/4/2008 9:47:53 PM

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it's all good man i just didn't want to sound like a DA on here. i do know that mine has some sort of temp gauge on the radiator to turn the fan on and one on the motor for the dummy lgt to come on. btw how life going without the pinky?

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