03fz
New Member
Hey guys,
My friend's bike (an 03 FZ1) was smoking the other day and we could see coolant dripping from the bottom of the engine casing onto the top of the exhaust where the headers merge. The leak appeared to be emanating from the bottom of the engine case. After taking the exhaust off, I found a port on the bottom of the case where the coolant seemed to be coming from. I cleaned it off to see if I could reveal a bolt head, but in doing so, I realized that there's just an open hole there. I can stick a small diameter metal rod up into the hole for a few inches before it hits something. Is there supposed to be a bolt in this hole, and what is this hole for? I looked at a bunch of parts diagrams but none of them mentioned what that hole was for.
I posted a few pics, hopefully those help to better identify the location.
My friend's bike (an 03 FZ1) was smoking the other day and we could see coolant dripping from the bottom of the engine casing onto the top of the exhaust where the headers merge. The leak appeared to be emanating from the bottom of the engine case. After taking the exhaust off, I found a port on the bottom of the case where the coolant seemed to be coming from. I cleaned it off to see if I could reveal a bolt head, but in doing so, I realized that there's just an open hole there. I can stick a small diameter metal rod up into the hole for a few inches before it hits something. Is there supposed to be a bolt in this hole, and what is this hole for? I looked at a bunch of parts diagrams but none of them mentioned what that hole was for.
I posted a few pics, hopefully those help to better identify the location.
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