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How hot is too hot ?

Discussion in 'Motorcycle Tech Talk' started by eieio4tn, Jul 2, 2012.

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  1. joshbob

    joshbob Well-Known Member

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    I use SAE 50 racing oil in my shovel with about 5 oz. of Zmax mixed in. It definitely runs a bit cooler than it did when I was running H-D 20/50 with no additive.
    joshbob, Jul 4, 2012
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    You can git away with that on the older bikes. The tolerances weren't as tight as the newer bikes.
    And if you ran synthetic oil you wouldn't need zmax, all you'd do is dilute the oil with zmax in synthetic oil
    I run Mobile 1 oil
    cardboard, Jul 4, 2012
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  4. eieio4tn

    eieio4tn Active Member

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    i iz running sae 60 HD oil at this time. considering 20W50 racing oil, i run that in my BMW (car), love it, but didn't know if it would be OK with the shovel.
    eieio4tn, Jul 4, 2012
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    Prolly better off with the straight 60 in summer months.run the 20w50 in fall/winter when the temps cool off....
    Lucifer, Jul 4, 2012
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    Lucifer Well-Known Member

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    LOL...this thread is about a 39yr old motosickle...:rolleyes:
    Lucifer, Jul 4, 2012
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  7. eieio4tn

    eieio4tn Active Member

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    yeah...this bike don't even know what an Iphone is...:eek:, much less a close tolerance.
    eieio4tn, Jul 4, 2012
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  8. baggerpaul

    baggerpaul Well-Known Member

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    i wont dyno a motor air cooled harley that is until it gets to 250 . then ill put the fans on and do the pull and ofcourse leave them on i have seen them when they are lean to run up to 280 until i fatten them up . 225 to 240 is normal to see i have seen my duece in city traffic go up to 270 . i set the t max alarm for temp (check engine light will come on if it gets that hot and go back out when it cools down ). at 260 . so i would not worry if the bike was running normal at 215- 220 in the summer .shovel sporty twin cam evo .pan who cares put some good oil in it!
    baggerpaul, Jul 4, 2012
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  9. eieio4tn

    eieio4tn Active Member

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    90*outside, just rode 80 miles through the mountains. up and down, then flat to the house. stuck a fluke digital thermometer in oil tank...243*...poor beeach, she ran like a new one...:cool:
    eieio4tn, Jul 4, 2012
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  10. Lucifer

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    There ya go...just don't stick yer hand on the oil bag or exhaust pipe..:cheers:
    Lucifer, Jul 4, 2012
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    Lucifer Well-Known Member

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    So that shows Shovels are way cooler than twinkies :cool:lol
    Lucifer, Jul 5, 2012
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  12. cowboy

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    1+ & sound better to boot :cool:
    cowboy, Jul 5, 2012
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    Why are ya 'raggin' on twin cams... :D:D:p
    hotroadking, Jul 5, 2012
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    :roflmao::roflmao:
    JohnnyBiker, Jul 5, 2012
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  15. Lucifer

    Lucifer Well-Known Member

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    :roflmao:good one,:roflmao::cheers:
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    the oil temp needs to be 220* minimum to boil the water and junk out of it. in the heat we have down here, my oil temp runs 250* normal......a little more if i am tryin to keep up with cardboard,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
    chucktx, Jul 6, 2012
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    EIEIO, I'm just glad to hear your shovel is running good!
    joshbob, Jul 6, 2012
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  18. eieio4tn

    eieio4tn Active Member

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    she be jammin'...few minor leaks still, but nothin' worth down time now.

    about 325 miles on her now...close to oil change time, and end of break-in.

    sooo proud of her...:cool:
    eieio4tn, Jul 6, 2012
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    :roflmao: Yeah, they were designed to run hot all right, but it wasn't intentional.
    bikerstud, Jul 23, 2012
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  20. FLHTbiker

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    And you know?
    FLHTbiker, Jul 23, 2012
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    Crikets crikets? Guess we won't ever know:roflmao:
    baggerpaul, Jul 26, 2012
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