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| Author: | jsaylor [ Sun Sep 16, 2012 12:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Head temp and oil pres |
I just purchased a buggy 1835 with about 100 hrs, my head temp seems to be around 300, is this normal? Thanks |
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| Author: | Aaron Creech [ Sun Sep 16, 2012 2:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Head temp and oil pres |
Depending on how your driving it and how you are taking your temp measuments,300 degrees is pretty acceptable for head temp. |
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| Author: | jsaylor [ Sun Sep 16, 2012 2:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Head temp and oil pres |
sensor is on cyl 3 |
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| Author: | jsaylor [ Mon Sep 17, 2012 2:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Head temp and oil pres |
I took the buggy out yesterday, after climbing about a 2 mile uphill grade at about 4% 85 degrees outside, my temp goes to 340, not running hard about 2500 rpm in third gear. I was thinking it was 300 degrees however I was wrong it was 340 degrees, im running 10-30 oil and was going to change to 40 or 20-50, would this help? |
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| Author: | hyde [ Mon Sep 17, 2012 6:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Head temp and oil pres |
How much timeing do you have at 2500 to 3000 rpms? 29 to 32de at 2500 to 3000 . What gas are you runing ? 93 or race gas my help . A little bigger carb jet can help Idle&main. Cheek fan & tins.  It is a air cooled eng. Head & oil temps will be HI . Heavyer oil will help pressure win hot but not much for heat but try it. and let us no.
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| Author: | jsaylor [ Mon Sep 17, 2012 7:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Head temp and oil pres |
32 degees at 3k, it sounds like an occassional 340 degree is not that unusual?, I have mixed half 5/30 and half 30 oil, I'm guess I should go with a 10/30 synthetic oil. I have the original dog house with nothing below the heads. |
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| Author: | Aaron Creech [ Mon Sep 17, 2012 11:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Head temp and oil pres |
Are you running a power pulley? At that low of a RPM the fan really isn't turning fast enough to cool the heads when under a load.If your oil pressure is good I recommend staying away from the thicker oil,It will make the engine run even hotter because more oil will bypass the oil cooler. |
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| Author: | jsaylor [ Tue Sep 18, 2012 5:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Head temp and oil pres |
not certain what a power pulley is, it does have a degree pully Thanks |
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| Author: | Aaron Creech [ Tue Sep 18, 2012 7:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Head temp and oil pres |
A power pulley is smaller in diameter than a standard pulley. It will be a little over 6 inches across. |
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