Hi, I flushed my coolant and replaced it with water wetter and distilled water. Now it's running much hotter than before. From what I saw online, it is probably air still in the system. Any tips on what I should be doing? I was hoping to get the bike to run cooler, but the result has been far from satisfactory... Thank you
Run it hot with the radiator cap off...you need to get the thermostat to open and let water around the cooling system. You can also try squeezing the rad hoses to try and force the air out whilst it's running. Failing that leave the rad cap off over night and let gravity do its thing. Air should rise to the top over a long period....
I live in Bombay, India, so the temperature rarely ever drops below 20, let alone 0... Its usually in the high twenties/low thirties.