Love Jugs cooling fan or Add on Oil Cooler
 

Was looking at options to helping reduce the heat on my 14' RK. Any thoughts on going the Love Jug route or a add on oil cooling system like the ones from DK Customs? I'm new to the HD family, all my other bikes have been metric water cooled bikes so any guidance would be appreciated. I have added the HD fork "fangs" and can tell a difference in the higher amount of heat on the right side. I hate to give up the wind protection but they may need to come off unless I can get the heat down.
Thanks

Wscott in 3, 2, 1..... maybe both.

Oh No!

Depending on the mood of the masses here, your BEST bet might be to log off, and never log back in under that screen name again. Create a new account and search around the forum for the multitude of times this has been discussed. Or hang on tight, the ride may get bumpy. :- D

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And that's just the tip of the iceberg.

since your bike already has an oil cooler, that option is out... what are you looking to accomplish? maybe getting rid of your catalytic converter will make more sense? are you complaining about the heat on your legs or the oil temp? love jugs are for slow riding not highway riding, and blow the engine heat on your leg, but cool the oil...

I don't run the fangs in the summer. Have a windsplitter shield that helps. Sunday test ride a new limited that had a klock works shield and that was perfect for having no buffeting. I also only run the seat guard on the right side, did this per dk custom site. Check it out they have tips for keeping twin cam cooler. You can decide how far u want to take it. I also have head coolers and oil cooler, my bike had none when I got it.

I have a set of the Wards fans on my bike. Love Jugs calls them the Mighty Mites. http://love-jugs.com/new-mighty-mite/

I am very happy with how the fans work. I never have my bike go into EITMS now.


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I don't bother reading any of his books.

As I don't know what my oil temp is I guess I'm just complaining about the heat on my leg.

Well, I have tried using the search function just haven't had much luck with it, maybe just user error. Just asking questions because I'm looking for answers. Thanks for your help

It looks like you got some help bro. They are just funnin with you :icon_laugh:

Ok. Help it is. You have an oil cooler and you don't like the heat on your legs. Your choices are:
1) Wear heavier insulated pants.
2) Get rid of the cat.
3) Buy some parade fans that won't help much cruising above 25 mph.
4) Stop riding.
You are sitting on a heat generator. There is some risk-reward when riding an air cooled twin cam. You have been hand delivered s number of threads that discuss this topic ad nauseam. I only turn on my fans when the engine temp approach the 230 range. But they do work and help overall. The ball is in your court.

You actually have more options than that.
Upgrade the oil cooler to a larger one with fans.
Look into Captain Itch Krotch Koolers. Many have reported good results.
Lots of options for fans other than LJ. Keep in mind that the fans will cool the heads but, since the air blows from left to right, some have actually experienced more heat on the right leg.
Richen the Air Fuel ratio. Have you got a tuner on the bike? Or you can try Xieds which basically just add fuel to the current tune.
Remove anything, like lowers or fangs, that block airflow to the engine and you.

Its not user error, the search function is almost useless compared to other sites (car sites) that have the same site format as this one.

I've actually had excellent success with the search function on this forum. I use care in my word choices, though, just like with any other search engine. It's why I rarely start any threads. ..yeah, it does mean sometimes I have to work a bit.

​​​​​​​So the OP'S claim that he used the search function without success simply doesn't hold water with me. I think it's just like a lotta guys on here lately...it's just easier to post a question. ..there's always other guys willing to be helpful!

Do astage 1, and remove the cat.TTS mastertune and someone who can give it a good dyno tune.

I second looking on DK Customs site. They have quite a bit of information about keeping the engine cool. Now that you have the fangs, you might want to look into cooling wings and a tank lift. Kevin from DK Customs says adding a tank lift and cooling wings will counter the engine temp increase you are now getting from the fangs.
I installed the fangs last month and I do feel the engine heat as well. I just installed the cooling wings today to see if that helps. I have a ride this weekend so I'll find out if it lowers the engine temps.

Here is a thread that I started about how to reduce wind buffering but also reduce the heat increase from the addition of the fangs.

https://www.hdforums.com/forum/touri...-question.html

I've got an oil cooler and the Luv Jugs fans. I actually have more heat on my right leg but now when I ride on a hot day (105+ in Sacramento) my oil pressure is higher at idle and my lifters don't tick. The engine is noticeably cooler. My wife's just learning to ride so we have more slow speed riding to contend with. I should have installed these fans miles ago (I've got 92k on the bike now).