OK enabled EITMS -- what do I need to know
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Crabchuck; You were on another thread " For Steve Cole and other Gurus" in which Steve stated in post #6 The EITMS was a rider comfort feature. You stated after that post basically the same thing as here. So,where is your proof it is there to keep engine cool. I tend to go with Steve since he has more experience on these engines. Also the sales literature on the Rushmores and M8 listed the EITMS as a rider comfort option.
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Crabchuck; You were on another thread " For Steve Cole and other Gurus" in which Steve stated in post #6 The EITMS was a rider comfort feature. You stated after that post basically the same thing as here. So,where is your proof it is there to keep engine cool. I tend to go with Steve since he has more experience on these engines. Also the sales literature on the Rushmores and M8 listed the EITMS as a rider comfort option.
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This only becomes a pissing match in your eyes. Members replying to this post are stating their opinion,might be right,might be wrong,but again I don't see where you get a pissing match out of it. So go find a thread you can post something positive.
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I agree that the rear cyl. becomes a air pump when the fuel is shut off to it, thus making the cyl. cooler and also the rear exhaust header cooler,thus giving rider more comfort from the engine heat that was radiating from pipe,but like I stated in a earlier post,I haven't really noticed much difference if its on or off in the heat on my last 5 bikes that had it.
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The OP asked what to expect. Theres 3 people now going back and forth on whether EITMS was made for the rider comfort or for cooling the engine. Neither opinion of which is what the OP asked for. Seems like the perfect place to post what I did because this isnt the first time an EITMS thread has gone this way. If you feel every post has to be positive, I suggest you go to the top corner of the forum and click on Log Out.
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I agree that the rear cyl. becomes a air pump when the fuel is shut off to it, thus making the cyl. cooler and also the rear exhaust header cooler,thus giving rider more comfort from the engine heat that was radiating from pipe,but like I stated in a earlier post,I haven't really noticed much difference if its on or off in the heat on my last 5 bikes that had it.