bassett
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| posted on 19/6/10 at 12:47 PM |
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BEC low water temps
Hi, i was talking to the owner of a rolling road today and he was asking what temp our car runs at and commented that its too low. Our normal driving
temps are 72-78 deg going to 100ish in traffic as indicated on the R1 clocks, is this too low on an R1 02-03 FI model with polo rad? if it is what are
the implications and should i raise the temp by resticting rad airflow?
Thanks
Adam
[Edited on 19/6/10 by bassett]
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spdpug98
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| posted on 19/6/10 at 01:37 PM |
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Hi Adam
My temps are even lower than that, during mild mornings i'm lucky if it will go into the 50's never mind 60's. (I do have the race 4
core rad)
I have taken to taping up the gaps on my nose with tape, if the temps start getting too high I remove one strip. Even in this weather I have to have
at least 2/3 bits of tape on the nose
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britishtrident
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| posted on 19/6/10 at 02:30 PM |
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Depends where you are measuring the temperature.
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daviep
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| posted on 19/6/10 at 03:27 PM |
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Do you have a thermostat in the system?
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ReMan
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| posted on 19/6/10 at 03:56 PM |
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Mine runs cool according to the bike clocks gauge, but I'd rather it that way and I can't see why it should be a problem on carbs, maybe
if there's some EFI magic going on?
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bassett
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| posted on 19/6/10 at 04:06 PM |
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Yes thermostat is still fitted and the sensor im unsure where but its the original that feeds to ecu/clocks. Chap at the RR said if its not running
regular temp, he thought 90 deg c then it wont run 100% effecient etc. Any truth in this or should i leave as is?
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afj
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| posted on 19/6/10 at 06:10 PM |
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72-78 is what mine runs at,
when the engines in the bike they run at around the same so its fine imho
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bassett
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| posted on 20/6/10 at 09:14 AM |
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Great thanks guys il run it as is and make sure ive got a fan on it to keep it at this temp for the RR
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Strontium Dog
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| posted on 20/6/10 at 11:49 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by ReMan
Mine runs cool according to the bike clocks gauge, but I'd rather it that way and I can't see why it should be a problem on carbs, maybe
if there's some EFI magic going on?
It's more to do with your oil being at it's optimum working temp.
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GeorgeM
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| posted on 21/6/10 at 11:00 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by bassett
Great thanks guys il run it as is and make sure ive got a fan on it to keep it at this temp for the RR
RR should have a mahoosive fan in front of your car keeping it cool. If not I wouldn't let them near mine. Your rad fan will not simulate air
speed.
GeorgeM
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Frosty
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| posted on 21/6/10 at 02:45 PM |
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For what they cost (a few quid), it might be worth replacing your thermostat. If the thermostat is stuck open a bit, it could well be overcooling the
engine.
If other R1 engines indicate higher temps then this is where I would look first. The radiator barely comes into play until the thermostat opens, so I
doubt the radiator is over-cooling, or the thermostat would close again.
It could also be worth checking the actual temperature with a IR gun so ensure the sensor is not playing up.
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JoaoCaldeira
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| posted on 24/6/10 at 10:46 AM |
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I also have that range of temps just before the original thermostat housing - 2003 R1.
Joao
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bassett
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| posted on 24/6/10 at 09:19 PM |
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Cheers for the confirmation Joao, time to see what bhp shes putting out and then see if a little bit extra can be squeezed out
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adithorp
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| posted on 28/6/10 at 04:08 PM |
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5VY 'stat opens at 85' and closes at 72'. If the rad' is big enough and the air flow good enough, it should hold between those
figures. Mine did even in the south of France last week. It did creep up doing the passes at full chat though.
adrian
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