Built the best engine cooling system...again
#901
Like most of you, I am very pleased with the fit, finish and functionality of the FCS. I've ridden a few short trips when the weather was not as hot here in D.C., and could not tell a difference adding the fan. My oil temp usually takes 20-25 min to reach 180deg. Then straight riding @ 60, it will go to 190. That being said, a group of us left H-D of Washington today and headed to Thurmont MD, through D.C. into VA, back roads to Leesburg Va, highway to Frederick MD, and on to Thurmont.
There were times when the oil temp reached 220 deg, but that was stop and go through D.C. and all the major towns we hit.
High temp today for us reached 101deg, and all highway miles cruising 60-70 mph, oil temp stayed close to 190deg.
Another motorcycle in the group was indicating 265 deg, while I was at 200deg. His was a newer cycle, but gutted the cats, and we were riding two up as well.
Bottom line for me, in all the stop and go traffic we hit, my oil temp never reached 230deg. I ran the fans ~90% of the time too, and they were still working well after 200 miles and five hours of riding.
Too bad I couldn't monitor the head temp while I was riding.
Thanks Jason!
There were times when the oil temp reached 220 deg, but that was stop and go through D.C. and all the major towns we hit.
High temp today for us reached 101deg, and all highway miles cruising 60-70 mph, oil temp stayed close to 190deg.
Another motorcycle in the group was indicating 265 deg, while I was at 200deg. His was a newer cycle, but gutted the cats, and we were riding two up as well.
Bottom line for me, in all the stop and go traffic we hit, my oil temp never reached 230deg. I ran the fans ~90% of the time too, and they were still working well after 200 miles and five hours of riding.
Too bad I couldn't monitor the head temp while I was riding.
Thanks Jason!
#902
Installed mine last week with a switch on the right handlebar. Intention is to run them continuously (unless it's freezing cold re: winter). Best rational is fan life - can't hurt pulling cool air across the fan motor which is basically up against a hot jug. Dint know the temp. rating of these fans, but pulling cold air across them has got to help with longer life of the fan motor. Want to weigh in, Jason?
#903
#904
Installed mine last week with a switch on the right handlebar. Intention is to run them continuously (unless it's freezing cold re: winter). Best rational is fan life - can't hurt pulling cool air across the fan motor which is basically up against a hot jug. Dint know the temp. rating of these fans, but pulling cold air across them has got to help with longer life of the fan motor. Want to weigh in, Jason?
#905
#907
The Jagg 10 row is pretty simple to protect. I cut the screen just slightly wider than the finned section. flex it outwards a little and it kind of locks in place on the top and bottom of the fin section, used a piece of stainless wire in the 4 corners and twist wired it through the heat exchanger fins. the screen flexes outward and is kinda springy so stuf will bounce off it. Its a little dirty and banged up but you can see how I Hooked it up in the pics.
Here is a very simple secondary/easy product to add to your site.
Plenty of folks have the HD or Jagg 10 row coolers getting thrashed but dont have easy access to the supplies/etc to do a really clean job of it themselves.
Since you are already using the same material you might consider offering 2 pre-cut screens in HD or Jagg size (isn't the newer HD cooler identical to the 10row horizontal jagg?) with a simple 1 page suggested install sheet.
Seems like something you could easying crank out and I am sure there lots of folks who would drop say $25 +shipping for a pair of pre-cut screens, saving them the fun of finding/shipping the material and cutting.