2001 Polaris Sportsman 500 4x4 Coolant Leaking from the Exhaust

[Chase Cook]

Have a 2001 polaris sportsman 500 4x4 atv and when I put coolant in the radiator it starts leaking from the exhaust. The valves are sealed but it stopped making compression. Do I need to just replace the head? I just rebuilt the hole top end and this is the only thing +valves that I have not replaced and was wondering if that is why it's not starting up. Need answers please.

[Ajmboy]

Sounds like a massive head gasket leak or cracked head if you have coolant leaking. Does it run? Its not just condensation, right? Normally if you have a bad head gasket and coolant gets into the combustion chamber, you'll get white smoke. But coolant leaking out is a first for me..its just dripping out of the muffler?

[JacobSlabach]

theres no way it could be leaking coolant from the exhaust because in order to fill the manifold and pipe to the point where the coolant reaches the exhaust, the motor would have to be hydro locked with coolant

[Chase Cook]

No unfortunately it does not run.

[JacobSlabach]

you said it didnt have compression whats it making?  and are you sure its coolant coming out and not condensation or gas?

[Chase Cook]

It had compression before it started to leak but now it's leaking it doesn't have any. And yes I'm sure its coolant and not gas or condensation. I know this because when first started to fill the radiator up with coolant it would take a long time for it to fill up so a thought there was a problem or it was leaking from somewhere so I heard a leaking noise and it was coming from the front of the motor out of the exhaust port on the top end. And I know the gaskets aren't bad because there brand new and I didn't see any leakage from the head where the head gasket was anywhere.

[JacobSlabach]

if its leaking cooland its the head gasket or (very rarely) a cracked head.  if its leaking air into the exhaust its a valve.  did you torque your head bolts to spec and did you thoroughly clean the old head gasket off before rebuilding?  it could mayb be a warped head but if its an internal leak its most likely the head gasket

[Chase Cook]

Yes there torqued to spec. I have an torque wrench to do it with and also the head gasket that was on it is metal so there didn't seem like I had to clean anything. This is the new oem one I just ordered to and just ordered a new head for it to.