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Sub ject: kawasaki vulcan classic 1500 - 1998 model - after running about 40 km the water cooling will boiled resulting dissaperance of the water in the radiator. - when becomes heat a knocking sound in the ingine occures when you set to 1st, second and third gear but not at neutral gear. - water from radiator will comes out if i open the radiator cap even the engine got first started or cool.

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It is possible that your head gasket is blown. If you blow your head gasket usually you will get water in the oil. The boiling of the water is not necessarily the water boiling as the compression from the cylinder getting pushed passed the head gasket. Causing bubbling. I would start by checking the oil. If the oil is white milky then for sure you have a blown head gasket. Not every time the oil will turn white. But usually it will.

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