Engine temp
Engine temp
Was curious if anyone else has a 107 in there 2020 Heritage and thinks it seems to run hot. Mine has a stage 1 and seems to feel it’s running hot compared to my 103 in my 2015 RGS.
Obviously I cant check any temps without gauges, it’s just a feel thing. I thought the M8 was supposed to run cooler from what everybody said.
Any follow up would be appreciated
Thanks
Obviously I cant check any temps without gauges, it’s just a feel thing. I thought the M8 was supposed to run cooler from what everybody said.
Any follow up would be appreciated
Thanks
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Last bike I had was a stage 1 Evo Softail. I’d say, yes my M-8 runs hotter than my Evo, but not nearly as hot as a 2010 96” Heritage I rode for a day a couple years back. That Twin Cam 96 would cook my legs by the second traffic light off the highway. My M-8 Heritage doesn't do that. In fact I've never even enabled the EITMS system because I haven't felt the need.
Last edited by Uncle G.; May 26, 2020 at 12:38 PM.
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Hard to tell. I did the Stage 1 on my M8 107 for better air flow and haven't felt a difference. I wish HD would make a dip stick with an anlog temp gauge for M8 engines like it does for its pre-M8 engine bikes.
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OTOH, would knowing the temperature of the oil or the cylinder head really tell us anything really useful?
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Well, I mean -- that's up to you. Do you need to know that number? And what would you do with it, if you knew it? If you've got a reason to know it, then -- it's available.
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