Hello, please, what is the engine operating temperature on your PanAm? Mine has a temperature of around 100-106°C (212-223°F) when driving slowly, the temperature is kept at 90°C (194°F) when driving above 60km/h (37mph). It is normal? Thank you.
Yes, most ice engines are now designed to run hotter at 200-230 f. Mine drops to 190 f when riding at highway speeds and may go as high as 230 in traffic.
You don't want to know how hot a air-cooled Harley motor runs at. Luckily they don't provide a gauge so that we can avoid thousands of questions about temperature.
103°C the Fan kicks in, the riding temp is always between 82-84°C. Cooling water is just about 2 Liters, so check that is enough, I keep it it at max. And synthetic oil only.
Thx all for the answers. It's my first water-cooled motorcycle. So far, I've ridden an air-cooled H-D. It is normal in the car that the temperature stays around 90 ° C, so I was surprised by such a hot engine.
Hello, please, what is the engine operating temperature on your PanAm? Mine has a temperature of around 100-106°C (212-223°F) when driving slowly, the temperature is kept at 90°C (194°F) when driving above 60km/h (37mph). It is normal? Thank you.
I have hours of videos of my 21 Pan Am S running between 187*F-189*F, so 194*F isn't much above normal. Make sure your radiator is free flowing (fins aren't filled with mud, bugs, etc) and check your coolant level (mine was a hair low after a radiator hose replacement by the dealer) but 194 isn't too far above what mine runs. Lastly, I noticed my PAS runs closer to 189*F after I installed the heavy-duty skid plate which does interrupt some airflow so that may also be a cause too. I hope this helped!
Not to derail this topic, but HD does not recommend full syn in the PA engines. Semi-Syn 15w50 is what HD says should only be used. But back to the topic, i think oil type will not cause a major difference in the temps you run on the PA. What will make it run hotter are the radiator guards everyone uses.