posted September 06, 2009 11:22 AM
Thermostat Has anyone ever removed, thought of removing or know anyone that has removed the thermostat, specifically in the dead heat of the summer, to possibly keep the bike from getting quite as hot. Does anyone know if this would hurt the bike in any way?
posted September 06, 2009 11:44 AM
running any vehicle TOO cold is bad for combustion: you will build up carbon in combustion chambers and will dirty up your exhaust. The problem lies not in your thermostat but in your fans coming on at too high a temp. Jump around them or buy a aftermarket 175deg fan switch that zipties to one of the radiator hoses and hook it to straight to your fan (or just to a aftermarket second fan which is popular to do). Can even rig a switch inline so that you can have power going to it after you shutdown.
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posted September 06, 2009 12:07 PM
I was thinking that since a motorcycle heats up a lot quicker and typically runs much hotter than autos and there is no heater to be concerned wit on bikes and the bike is typically ridden during the warm months, that removing the stat shouldn't be a prob and would keep the bike cooler but not cold because bikes generally are hot running engines anyway.
As far as the fan coming on at too high a temp. I'm going to have to ck into what are saying. The manual states that the fan comes on at 203 degrees. Having it come on sooner would be great but how would that differ from taking the thermo out?
posted September 06, 2009 02:12 PM
Taking the thermostat out is not the best idea cause then you allow the temp to possibly fluctuate too much ,worst in a cold weather application cause you will never fully warm up, and in some cases you create a pressure drop cause the thermostat acts as a water nozzle . Kinda like a garden hose , what happens when you remove the nozzle ? The water just gushes . Put the nozzle back on and you got a fire hose!
Now sometimes removing the thermostat works in more cooling , just depends on the design of the machine. So if you wanna be our guienna pig , please let us know the results!
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posted September 06, 2009 02:54 PM
taking it out would make the water go through the radiator too quickly without removing the heat. I think it's a bad idea to remove it. ignore the gauge and get a ZX 10 fender bud
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quote:taking it out would make the water go through the radiator too quickly without removing the heat. I think it's a bad idea to remove it. ignore the gauge and get a ZX 10 fender bud
+1 I tried this on my old Corvette years ago.......water went thru radiator Too fast.
Ran Hotter. Lyles brackets and ZX-10 fender was a Big Help in Texas Hot Summer.
quote:taking it out would make the water go through the radiator too quickly without removing the heat. I think it's a bad idea to remove it. ignore the gauge and get a ZX 10 fender bud
+3
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posted September 07, 2009 09:25 AM
Full bottle of water weter for radiator & full synthetic motor oil helped my heat issues.
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posted September 07, 2009 12:02 PM
water wetter... different rad cap and a manual fan switch and you should be fine.
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quote:water wetter... different rad cap and a manual fan switch and you should be fine.
Which rad cap and from were?
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posted September 08, 2009 09:08 AM
In extreme hot conditions I shut the motor off at long red lights turn the key fan on start on green.
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posted September 08, 2009 09:13 AM
Hmm ... interesting , cause when its extremely hot for me i just set the warp drives at like warp 5 and she stays plenty cool! ____________ '06 Passion Red ZX-14
posted September 08, 2009 09:33 AM
I got an extra fan from schnitz racing for about $60. Fan + engine ice reduces temp. spike when sitting still. This combo also dropped running temp by about a bar.
I would like to know how a different rad. cap will effect temp and were can I find it?
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posted September 08, 2009 09:35 AM
So you never saw the commercial for the 2006 RED zx-14 then ? It moves so fas that it has the capability for time travel ... thought you knew that , it's a waste of bike if you never use the bike to its full capability .
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posted September 06, 2009 11:22 AM
Or your warp drives? 
