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Old Sep 1, 2016 | 04:05 PM
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I just bought my first Harley at the end of this past June. I absolutely love it. I've been riding 15 years and had two Hondas prior. While they were great bikes I've always wanted a Harley.
Anyway, I bought a 2010 Street Glide. Do these come with a stock oil cooler or would have to add it?
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Old Sep 1, 2016 | 04:30 PM
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the 103 has an oil cooler- the 96" does not ( same applies to automatic compression releases)

there are options, HD, jagg and ultra cooler.( forum member wscott has a long cut and paste about cooling that you can find easy by searching)

there are also the wards cooling fans

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Old Sep 1, 2016 | 04:44 PM
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Great, thank you Mike! I have a 96 :-( lol
 
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Old Sep 1, 2016 | 05:13 PM
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as do I...with an added oil cooler.

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Old Sep 2, 2016 | 07:28 AM
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HD sells oil coolers for the 96CI motors.I had a 2011 96ci SG & added my own.Very simple operation.
 
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Old Sep 2, 2016 | 08:29 AM
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I have Wards FCS and havn't really had the need for one.
 
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Old Sep 2, 2016 | 09:22 PM
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I can't even answer the dumb questions. There is a lot of good people here who will help you out as they have helped me stumble through my questions
 
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Old Sep 2, 2016 | 09:43 PM
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You need to add an oil cooler. It sits right above the voltage regulator. Also, look for oil linespill going to the oil filter adaptor.
 
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Oil Coolers are worth their weight in gold....Good Investment
 
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Old Sep 2, 2016 | 11:15 PM
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As you will learn reading the forum, everyone has an opinion. Here's one.

An oil cooler damn sure can't hurt, but....not absolutely necessary. Use a good quality oil of your choice, change it as prescribed in the manual, and all will be good. Your call and your money.

They test the engines in the Arizona desert and they do fine. I know it gets hot in NJ but not for long and not Arizona hot.
 
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