How do I know when my 2001 RG is overheating?
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1st Gear
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My 06 doesn't have the "EITMS" either, but it does still have overheat control functions, don't remember if it was in the service or owners manual, but there will be a description some where, explaining the enrichment and skip fire modes. I got my EITMS info from the TTS Mastertune manual. There are a couple parameters that trigger EITMS and a couple stages, but roughly when you hit 300F triggers it. That is measured at the front cylinder head. You could make your own simple dummy light with a thermal "snap" switch (rated at your temperature choice), and a miniature LED, for less than $20. If your interested in something like this I can look up the component links and post it for you later this evening.
BTW that "dummy switch" thing sounds cool. Id appreciate the info
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Chances are it got hot enough to give you vapor lock, ie boiled the fuel in the line, so you were not getting fuel....I rode my 09 thru the hottest summer in Texas with no problem, and did notice after installing an oil temp gauge that temps come down very fast if you even shut down for a minute or too...I never needed to, I would ride traffic and say, run into the hardware store for 5 minutes, and when I came out temps would usually be below 180....fwiw
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Chances are it got hot enough to give you vapor lock, ie boiled the fuel in the line, so you were not getting fuel....I rode my 09 thru the hottest summer in Texas with no problem, and did notice after installing an oil temp gauge that temps come down very fast if you even shut down for a minute or too...I never needed to, I would ride traffic and say, run into the hardware store for 5 minutes, and when I came out temps would usually be below 180....fwiw
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From: Annemasse (border of Geneva-Switzerland) facing Mt-Blanc.
While the vapor cushion forms during pressurised fuel delivery, the fuel pump continues to add new fuel into the line. The engine stalls then rapidly restarts as liquid fuel arrives into the pump. Since the fuel injection pump is a metering pump, it will capture and evacuate gas instead of liquid.
If the source of heat is not isolated this problem becomes recurrent/cyclic.
A simple heat deflector (aluminum + asbestos) fixed directly under the fuel tank should be perfect.
If the source of heat is not isolated this problem becomes recurrent/cyclic.
A simple heat deflector (aluminum + asbestos) fixed directly under the fuel tank should be perfect.
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