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« on: July 19, 2010, 09:44:39 AM » |
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With verified temp gage accuracy, the valk is running 240* at 75mph and ambient temp of 97* when running for 20 minutes. Ok, what do I look for ? I'm sure there are a number of things. No high temp light came on,and my VTX only runs 205 with the same specs. Please tell me all the possibilities.
Thanks,
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junior
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« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2010, 03:01:15 PM » |
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is that coolant temp or head temp? if its your coolant temp you are done for more your rad is done for.
if its head temp that sounds about right if your sitting still
does the fan kick on?
and your vtx has cooling fins too
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« Reply #2 on: July 19, 2010, 03:51:56 PM » |
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you don't say wether your refering to coolent temp or oil temp..if it's coolent you've deffinatly got a problem..if it's oil temp..i don't see a problem..
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« Reply #3 on: July 19, 2010, 04:41:06 PM » |
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I'm sorry, that's oil temp with the teltru oil dipstick
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« Reply #4 on: July 19, 2010, 04:53:00 PM » |
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That's about what mines been running at since I bought the dipstick gauge several years ago.
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« Reply #5 on: July 19, 2010, 05:03:48 PM » |
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I'm wondering . . . Are there a lot of you that are using this teltru dipstick??  |
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« Reply #6 on: July 19, 2010, 05:12:05 PM » |
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I have the same temp gage on my 1800 VTX and they both gages read the same in the boiling water check . The VTX reads 35* cooler with the same external factors while running
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1997 Std Valkyrie and 2001 red/blk I/S w/sidecar
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« Reply #7 on: July 19, 2010, 05:29:58 PM » |
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Doc, that is what mine runs at, 240 deg F, running steady at a high speed. Normal. If it looks too high, the fix is easy. Throw the temp stick away! LOL
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« Reply #8 on: July 19, 2010, 05:32:10 PM » |
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I have the same oil temp stick and haven't seen more than 220 when pulling a trailer at 70 mph. Most of the time it runs 195-208 depending on ambient temps and speeds driven.
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« Reply #9 on: July 19, 2010, 05:34:16 PM » |
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Well, why is my bike running that high of a oil temp?
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« Reply #10 on: July 19, 2010, 05:40:51 PM » |
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Junior good call on oil temp and that's about right. Oil temp can run anywhere from 210 up to 250 and 220 to 230 is just about ideal. There are alot of contributing factors how hard are you running is there a head wind, windshield or not. Not really much you can do and certainly nothing to worry about. Well you can do one thing put on a oil cooler.
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« Reply #11 on: July 19, 2010, 06:42:51 PM » |
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195*-200*...75 to 85 and beyond  MPH Supercharged works like a champ B&M Oil cooler...  |
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« Reply #12 on: July 19, 2010, 06:52:34 PM » |
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fstsix, where did you get your oil cooler and did you have to modify it to fit the Valk?
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