Radiator problems 07 TE450

I have a 2007 TE450 that I got in March of 07. It has about 3600 miles on it now and last Sunday I was riding it in the desert, having a good old time, and when I got back to the truck, my left radiator had sprung a leak. Not where it was squished or dented, (just some of those little cooling louvers were squooshed) but in a completely undamaged area. The tube was just cracked. A flaw in the metal? Anybody else have a situation like this occur?



It is in the local shop getting fixed today. I'll get it back tomorrow.

That's not what I wanted to hear. Maybe it's some kind of perfect harmonic distortion from the engine vibration or something, and it converges in that one spot.

Dare I ask what a radiator is going for these days?

The shop that is fixing mine has a Husky rider who is in my local dualsport club doing the work. It is an automotive repair place, but they are known by all the dirt riders in the area as the place to have your bike radiator repaired. they come highly recommended.

My Husky is a blissfully cool running machine. While all my KTM friends have had to install little fans on their radiators to keep them from stewing and piddling all over the technical sections and hillclimbs, my TE has only overheated once in the middle of last July on a steep, silty hill run that went on for miles. Of course, it only has to lug my little frame around on it, but I know that some of the other normal sized Husky riders in my club haven't been complaining about overheating issues either.

Or... get motivated and find a cheaper one similar, there has to be a bunch out there that cost less used.... might need slight modifications but that is a lot of $$$.

Hmmmf. I took my radiator to a highly recommended local place on Monday and then picked it up on Tuesday evening. I paid 75 bucks and got back a shiny, straightened radiator....that still leaked in the same spot it did when I took it off the bike. Then I couldn't get the time to go back this week, so I will have to go back after the weekend, as the shop closed for New Years weekend. Now, I'll have to ride something else this weekend.

I thought that those shops pressure tested their work.

Bike is back and REPAIRED this time. I also picked up an aluminum Y fitting to replace the stock plastic T fitting that is attached to the main coolant line coming out of the water pump. I was told that it will help equally distribute heat and pressure between the two radiators. We shall see....

I kept having the radiator leak, after having it fixed twice(second time for free.) So I went down to the dealer to see what a new one would cost. I don't know who is charging you guys 400 bucks for a Husqvarna left side radiator, but they only go for about 97 dollars at my dealer. I'd rather buy a new radiator for just a little more than having the old one welded.

I had an Alexon on my bike. The parts fiche showed Alexon, Toyo and KTM listed as part numbers. Pricing was right on the fiche, both cost and suggested list. All three radiator makes showed as the same price. I ordered an Alexon, since that's what I had originally.

Well, the radiator I ordered back in February finally came in yesterday. Still retailing for around 97 bucks. I haven't had any more problems with the welded one, but it's nice to have a spare.

This is extremely important information because it is easy to damage a radiator. Could you tell us a bit more about how you found the part numbers of the radiators? You mentioned parts fiche, would that be in the parts manuals from Halls?

Do you have any other information like what part number you ordered (and received), where it was ordered through (husky dealer?)?

I found the company site, they are based in Thailand but have some reps in Italy, Usa, etc.http://www.radicon.co.th/main.php