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FastDoc · 03-29-2012, 12:29 PM

I decided to design my own oil cooler.

I love it Spud!

I was going to suggest a fender-ectomy or fender-otomy. Maybe a wide opening with a screen or mesh of some sort to keep rocks from breaking an oil line. Maybe a 'dry' and 'wet' season fender? Nothing wrong with running a full fender in the wet season as it's by it's very nature going to be cool enough AND even with reduced airflow to the cooler it will not be any worse than stock.

It stinks Honda cheaped out on this longevity increasing feature.

My 1996 XR250L did not have a cooler and cracked the head at 25,000 miles, I think due to overheating. I frequently ran that poor thing at 65-80 MPH on the San Francisco Bay Area freeways all year long...

03-29-2012, 12:29 PM	#9
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	I decided to design my own oil cooler. I love it Spud! I was going to suggest a fender-ectomy or fender-otomy. Maybe a wide opening with a screen or mesh of some sort to keep rocks from breaking an oil line. Maybe a 'dry' and 'wet' season fender? Nothing wrong with running a full fender in the wet season as it's by it's very nature going to be cool enough AND even with reduced airflow to the cooler it will not be any worse than stock. It stinks Honda cheaped out on this longevity increasing feature. My 1996 XR250L did not have a cooler and cracked the head at 25,000 miles, I think due to overheating. I frequently ran that poor thing at 65-80 MPH on the San Francisco Bay Area freeways all year long... __________________ Happy to serve.
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