Suzuki VLR1800, Service Manual

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Engine Cooling System: 1F-11
6) Read the thermometer just when opening the
thermostat. If this reading, which is the temperature
level at which the thermostat valve begins to open, is
out of the standard value, replace the thermostat
with a new one.
Thermostat valve opening temperature
Standard: Approx. 88
°
C (190
°
F)
7) Keep on heating the water to raise its temperature.
8) Just when the water temperature reaches specified
value, the thermostat valve should have been lifted
by at least 8 mm (0.31 in). A thermostat failing to
satisfy either of the two requirements (start-to-open
temperature and valve lift) must be replaced.
Thermostat valve lift “a”
Standard: 8 mm and over at 100
°
C (0.31 in and
over at 212
°
F)
9) Install the thermostat. Refer to “Thermostat Removal
and Installation (Page 1F-9)”.
Water pump Components
B822H11606015
I705H1160031-04
FWD FW
D
2
1
(b)
(a)
3
5
4
2
I822H1160056-02
1. Water pump case 5. Oil seal : Apply engine coolant.
2. O-ring : 8 N
⋅
m (0.8 kgf-m, 6.0 Ib-ft) : Do not reuse.
3. Impeller : 5.5 N
⋅
m (0.55 kgf-m, 4.0 Ib-ft)
4. Mechanical seal : Apply grease.