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Old Oct 19, 2020 | 08:25 PM
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Don’t worry about it. If it’s too hot, you’ll get a lot of knocking.
 
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fuggit aboud it'..they been making these engines for over a century..they can handle it
 
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It is an air cooled engine. The oil cooling is just for the exhaust valves and does some cooling of the heads but not that much. If a cool engine operated by a thermostat is what you want, you should buy a Honda or other liquid cooled motorcycle.
 
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Old Oct 20, 2020 | 08:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Irakli Irakli
what about this ?
At idle temp raised up to 332f(167c). When I checked engine head temp by temp gun, front was about 332f(167c) and rear 275f (135c) and FP3 was showing 332f(167c) - front cylinder temp. I have enabled EITMS.
How could it be , as I know only rear cylinder has temp sensor ?
At rear cylinder here did you checked temp / pointed temp gun at ? Near temp sensor location ?
 
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Originally Posted by JohnA.
At rear cylinder here did you checked temp / pointed temp gun at ? Near temp sensor location ?
yes , after ITMS was activated , rear was 260f and FP3 was showing 320f, front cylinder temp.
I will take pics tomorrow to prove it.
 
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Originally Posted by coolbreeze3646
It is an air cooled engine. The oil cooling is just for the exhaust valves and does some cooling of the heads but not that much. If a cool engine operated by a thermostat is what you want, you should buy a Honda or other liquid cooled motorcycle.
In fact the oil does a fair amount of the cooling on all IC engines.
 
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Originally Posted by Irakli Irakli
yes , after ITMS was activated , rear was 260f and FP3 was showing 320f, front cylinder temp.
I will take pics tomorrow to prove it.
The front cylinder on an M8 doesn't have a sensor in it, so how can an FP3 show you the temp?
 
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you can read engine temp & head temp but not front or rear cylinder temperature
 
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