Oil Cooler
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oil coolers have been talked to death here! do a search and i'm sure you'll find plenty. There will be plenty of folks saying it's a waste of money and many swear by them. I had one on my 04 Fatboy and now on my 2010 Heritage. If you like the idea then go for it. To me anything to keep it cooler is a good idea.
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Oh man, You thought oil cooler conversations were heated(pun intended)?
We have now moved into the "Holy Grail" of pot stirring!
Sit back and watch the fun
But seriously I run synthetic( Mobil 1 ) without an oil cooler (northeast).
If I had to deal with heat or traffic for extended periods, I probably would add a cooler.
As for Amsoil, I keep thinking about it, but haven't tried it yet.
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I put the harley one on my heratige. First toss the hose clamps, Junk.
second have a set of small fingers handy 'cause the bolts and nuts to mount it are a bitch.
third when you go to mount the adapter plate, if you can't find a hex style driver to tourge it down, consider a bolt with 2 nuts on it the head going into the adapter and the other in into a socket with a tourge wrench. It's only 15 FT.LB. but it is very important. Also the gasket can be tricky but a dab of RTV on 2 places help.
second have a set of small fingers handy 'cause the bolts and nuts to mount it are a bitch.
third when you go to mount the adapter plate, if you can't find a hex style driver to tourge it down, consider a bolt with 2 nuts on it the head going into the adapter and the other in into a socket with a tourge wrench. It's only 15 FT.LB. but it is very important. Also the gasket can be tricky but a dab of RTV on 2 places help.
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Road Captain
Joined: Jun 2008
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From: Southern Maryland for now
HD used to have jeggs make theirs but now they are using someone different. It seems that the quality is not the same. When I lived down in Texas I ran an oil cooler due to heat and traffic. On the new bike and being up north I have not had a need.
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Oh man, You thought oil cooler conversations were heated(pun intended)?
We have now moved into the "Holy Grail" of pot stirring!
Sit back and watch the fun
But seriously I run synthetic( Mobil 1 ) without an oil cooler (northeast).
If I had to deal with heat or traffic for extended periods, I probably would add a cooler.
As for Amsoil, I keep thinking about it, but haven't tried it yet.
We have now moved into the "Holy Grail" of pot stirring!
Sit back and watch the fun
But seriously I run synthetic( Mobil 1 ) without an oil cooler (northeast).
If I had to deal with heat or traffic for extended periods, I probably would add a cooler.
As for Amsoil, I keep thinking about it, but haven't tried it yet.