HD fan kit?
Outstanding HDF Member
Joined: Aug 2008
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From: Kingman, AZ
Doesn't make sense to me to have an oil cooler unless there is a fan to push air through the cooler when temp goes up (sitting in traffic). So with that, and my sincerest apologies for possibly hi-jacking the thread, wouldn't a unit like this one in the link be the better choice?
http://ultracoolfl.com/
http://ultracoolfl.com/
Road Master
Joined: Jan 2008
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From: SW Florida
Just ordered 2 fans from http://www.frozencpu.com/ 80mmx15mm Panaflo fans
Tourer
Joined: Jun 2007
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From: N. Alabama
The HD parade fan is not reliable. The Lenale Fan is better, cheaper, and moves more air. Harley's are Air Cooled, Not oil cooled. Oil is primarily for lubrication not cooling. Therefore it is better to have a good fan to cool the cyllinders when you do not have enough air flow. i.e. in heavy traffic. This keeps the oil from ever gettiing to hot. I have an oil temp guage in place of the air temp. I have seen the oil temp rise rapidly in hot weather when moving little to not moving. Flip on the fan and temps drop. Or better yet flip fan on when needed before temps rise. Oil cooler is of little if any help when stopped or creeping along in traffic. The only time I can tell that I have an oil cooler is in cold weather when does not open untill 180 dg. In hot weather riding side by side with other ultras w/o oil coolers, the temps are nearly the same. My cooler is a Slim Jim mounted just inside lower fairing.
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Joined: Aug 2007
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From: Hico, TX (once home to Billy the Kid)
I am like RocknRod...Kury Horns and Lenale fan.. BUT.. he's a swab and I was RA.. so I had to stick my Kury Horns out front.. (with a little outside the box thinking) Rod went by the book.. (Navy Man) Now you can't see his shiny horns and mine is louder than his..!!! Whoo Haa.!!
OK.. now seriously.... Get and oil cooler with a fan on it.. They DO make them.. I have seen pic's of them on here.. The fan does not really do anything for the money.. I got an oil cooler adapter and will plumb my crash bars to be the cooler.. Works great..!!
Good Luck..
OK.. now seriously.... Get and oil cooler with a fan on it.. They DO make them.. I have seen pic's of them on here.. The fan does not really do anything for the money.. I got an oil cooler adapter and will plumb my crash bars to be the cooler.. Works great..!!
Good Luck..
They look good. On your bike.
Road Master
Joined: Oct 2007
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Doesn't make sense to me to have an oil cooler unless there is a fan to push air through the cooler when temp goes up (sitting in traffic). So with that, and my sincerest apologies for possibly hi-jacking the thread, wouldn't a unit like this one in the link be the better choice?
http://ultracoolfl.com/
http://ultracoolfl.com/
i have sent them e-mails about their product and never recives any info or responce to the e-mail.
Cruiser
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 205
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From: Alabama
I put the Lenale Cooling fan on my bike, then put the oil temp gauge on. The Fan has never reduced oil temperature on my bike. I can say the bike has never gone into the heat management mode though.
I added the HD oil cooler and it lowers the oiil temperature after you get under way again. The oil cooler was a better investment in cooling, in my opinion.
I added the HD oil cooler and it lowers the oiil temperature after you get under way again. The oil cooler was a better investment in cooling, in my opinion.
Road Master
Joined: Nov 2007
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From: Morrisville NC
The HD Premium oil cooler and I'm hooking it to the AUX.switch without a thermostat I will turn them on as needed 2 wire hookup +&-
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Road Warrior
Joined: May 2008
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From: SC
I bought one of these kits to install sometime in January to try it out. >>>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Harle...1%7C240%3A1318
I have a bunch of things Im doing to the front end so it will be installed then. I have ordered Harleys auxiliary switch housing and switch kit to control it. I figured installing the oil temp gauge at the same time I can see if the kit will actually do some good
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Harle...1%7C240%3A1318
I have a bunch of things Im doing to the front end so it will be installed then. I have ordered Harleys auxiliary switch housing and switch kit to control it. I figured installing the oil temp gauge at the same time I can see if the kit will actually do some good