Oil Cooler install write up

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Apr 6, 2015 | 10:44 AM

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cvaria

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There are other alternatives to the $400 Jagg coolers. Oil coolers can be had for $100 - $200 if you look around and there are many different designs/setups; however, the Jagg is certainly proven effective.

Nah... the good stuff is cheap.

The hd kit (62996-07a) is only $180.00. Its a low end jagg slimline 6-row cooler. Most dealers will try to sell you the $300 kit that comes with the black cover.

Just give the dealer the 62996-07a part number and it should come up at 180 in there sysyem as an orderable "to be discontinued " item, as it was replaced by 62700-082. Its the same cooler and lines but, with better clamps and a cover. Not worth 120 extra considering the cover costs 39 and jagg heavy duty clamps are 16... and neither are needed. I just beefed up my hoses and clamps as a precaution.

http://www.harley-davidson.com/store/premium-oil-cooler-kit-pa-10-62700082--1

https://shop.newcastlehd.com/part/62996-07a

The real expense is the adapter w/thermostat. It's 169. But i wouldn't run a cooler without it for fear of over-cooling. Niether hd kits include a thermostat. The lines/hoses included run between the oil pump and the engine. The jagg adapter catches filtered oil. No clogs or nonsense with major oil arteries.

But there are inline thermostats out there. I just prefer the K.I.S.S. method. Less connections to fail.

Apr 6, 2015 | 10:59 AM

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cvaria, thank you very much for the write-up and pics. A Jagg Slimline is definitely up there on my to-buy list. Did you seek out any other mounting points for the oil cooler before installing it? Alongside the downtube is a very effective place for it but I'd prefer to tuck it out of the way a bit more if possible. Between the downtubes, laying horizontally ought to work, right?

I was going to position lower like the dyna, softail, and touring bikes, but I knew is adding a chin fairing there (ebay has some chiniese hd knockoffs for 50 vs hds ridiculous 150, ordered a black one:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/161509807755?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2F i.html%3FssPageName%3DGSTL%26_nkw%3D161509807755%2 6_rdc%3D1).

I also wanted to keep the cooler out of rock/debris territory as much as possible. I saw a lot of coolers mounted there while i was researching coolers.

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Apr 6, 2015 | 11:07 AM

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that's awesome, for some reason I didn't know it was that easy. I want to get one, just to bite that $400 bullet is going to hurt.

do you have an oil temp gauge so you can monitor?

I have one on my oil tank but not one on the cluster Or bars. I think an engine temp guage hwould be best but, i never looked into it.

im open to advice here. the engine will shut down at certain temps so there must be a sensor to tap into.

Oil temp guage on oil tank