HEAT!!!
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From: Alexandria, VA
HEAT!!!
What can I do to keep the motor of my 2004 FXDI running cooler in the stop and go traffic and hot weather? Is changing oil to a synthetic my only choice? Will that even help at allwhen the bike is sitting in traffic with no air flow over the engine? Is there an aftermarket fan I can put on to help cool the engine? It was just 80 degrees out yesterday and the bike went into limp mode. DC traffic is nearly always backed up so I need to do something to help cool the motor down some. HELP! 
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RE: HEAT!!!
I think we have all experienced that at one time or another. I know I certainly have. Bike goes into heat management mode. I found my particular problem waspartially due to my exhaust pipes. I had stock pipes, but when my bike was new, hubby punched a hole in the baffle to make it sound better. Well, evidently, as time goes on, that hole got larger and started to effect my back pressure. Changed the pipes since, and it runs a lot better. Doesn't sound as good, but it definitely doesn't run as hot.
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RE: HEAT!!!
cylinder head porting helps too.
My 05 had cats in the mufflers and the MoCo has desinged these things to run hotter for the smog standards. My bike is a carburtated model, and a bigger, richer card helped too.
My 05 had cats in the mufflers and the MoCo has desinged these things to run hotter for the smog standards. My bike is a carburtated model, and a bigger, richer card helped too.
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RE: HEAT!!!
Synthetic oil will help. An oil cooler will help a lot, but be sure to get one with a thermostat. The straight through kind will make your warmup take too long and that's a bad thing. Remapping your fuel injection or using an aftermarket tunable controller will help a lot.
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RE: HEAT!!!
look in the catalogue and see if they make a cooling fan for your model. They used to make them for parades and such so the engines wouldn't overheat. It mounts below (or in the same place) the horn and blows across the cylinders between the V. ----jack
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RE: HEAT!!!
Go synthetic but, the oil cooler is basicly a radiator and if there is no air flow to the cooling fins there won't be air flow to the oil cooler...Harley makes a parade fan for the dresser models...Maybe able to mount it on your ride...Later
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RE: HEAT!!!
If your sitting in traffic an oil cooler is not going to do anything ( no air movement ).
If your going down the road you don't need one either ( plenty of air movement ).
Why do they even sell these things????????????
Synthetic oil will help you run cooler along with a richer fuel mix.
If your going down the road you don't need one either ( plenty of air movement ).
Why do they even sell these things????????????
Synthetic oil will help you run cooler along with a richer fuel mix.
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