MX 13 coolant sensor ???

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  1. GYPSY65

    GYPSY65 Road Train Member

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    I have an issue with the sensor

    it will ding. Turn red. And say stop truck

    coolant is full

    I can remove the sensor and put it on a bottle of water and no issues

    what’s the problem??
     
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  3. Big Road Skateboard

    Big Road Skateboard Road Train Member

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    Coolant reservoir likely
     
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  4. Judge

    Judge Road Train Member

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    I had to change the entire reservoir tank.
    the sensor was inside it and it’s going to be bouncing around.,
    Check partsgeek, i got tank for $120 vs everyone at 150-200 for 579 pete
     
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  5. snowwy

    snowwy Road Train Member

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    I had that problem on a w900. I just unplugged the sensor. But it had the old style radiator. No reservoir.

    Can the same thing be done with the plastic reservoir?
     
  6. GYPSY65

    GYPSY65 Road Train Member

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    I have it unplugged, but it’s like a half of a straw type tube and that has to be in some sort of liquid
    I have that in a bottle of water
    I think there is a way to bypass the sensor with the paperclip, but I have not been able to get that to work yet
     
  7. Judge

    Judge Road Train Member

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    i couldnt get mine to stop beeping.
    It’d run and not shut down but that annoying beeping lasted a week until i got back in.
     
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  8. snowwy

    snowwy Road Train Member

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    I wouldn't try a paperclip. That actually ruins the plug by making the holes bigger so you won't make a good connection.

    That w900 I did that trick on didn’t have the speaker connected.
     
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  9. Arctic_fox

    Arctic_fox Experienced mx13 execrator

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    Had the same issue and judges solution was pretty much what i had to do. Only diffrence is i got my tank from the dealer. Was iirc $180.
     
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