Oil Temp check?
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Yep had this done to mine before delivery. First trip home in 90 degree temps the hottest she got was 260. Yesterday in high 40-low 50's about 185 and that was at 60mph. I had the lower fairings open on both trips. Waiting until the 1st service to have the Stage 1 installed including my Fuelmoto header and exhausts.
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Before any mods, I believe the oil temps will hit 300* on a hot day---not good for synthetic or dino oil. I installed my gauge after the mods. My oil temps now run about 230*-240*. I believe others with the same mods will agree.
Read through earlier posts here, especially those by Mr. Wizard. You will see why the TG doesn't cool as well as the two-wheelers.
Last edited by Boom; 11-07-2010 at 07:53 AM.
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+1 and thanks to the help from the members here at least I'm on the right track. I can't install a parade fan as the Pingel shifter installation prevents that. I'm waiting on Robert from Ultracool who is working on a dual waterproof fan system for the stock HD cooler. If the time frame for his R&D will be unacceptable before summer here and it's 90+ everyday I'll go with the Jagg 10 row and call it a day. He has all of my information and I've offered to be a guinea pig for testing.
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The Sweet Spot
I suppose the MoCo doesn't want us to know the actual oil temps on the air-cooled engine, lol! That ambient air temp gauge is useless.
Before any mods, I believe the oil temps will hit 300* on a hot day---not good for synthetic or dino oil. I installed my gauge after the mods. My oil temps now run about 230*-240*. I believe others with the same mods will agree.
Read through earlier posts here, especially those by Mr. Wizard. You will see why the TG doesn't cool as well as the two-wheelers.
Before any mods, I believe the oil temps will hit 300* on a hot day---not good for synthetic or dino oil. I installed my gauge after the mods. My oil temps now run about 230*-240*. I believe others with the same mods will agree.
Read through earlier posts here, especially those by Mr. Wizard. You will see why the TG doesn't cool as well as the two-wheelers.
Most are satisfied with a good synthetic and temps around 240-250 on a hot day in traffic. The EIMTS does not engage until the sensor in the front cylinder reached 285, a good rule of thumb for me is to get your Tri to where the EIMTS is not kicking in at idle with a good synthetic oil in the crankcase. I will run about 240-250 in traffic on 95+ degree days with the parade fan and Jagg 10 row oil cooler fan on, NO CAT, 13:8 fuel ratio in Idle Range and amsoil.
Since the weather has cooled off I am rarely opening up the cooler so I am a little worried now about moisture in the oil. Will have the oil analyzed soon to see where I stand, others have posted no water in oil in their analysis so I feel somewhat confident I will be OK in this regard.
Last edited by coupe55; 11-07-2010 at 10:59 AM. Reason: add words
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