zs167fmm oil cooler

Daniel10 · 10-14-2013, 08:15 AM

is there anyway to monitor engine temps on the air cooled pushrod engine? and is there anyway to install an oil cooler? thanks

bogieboy · 10-14-2013, 10:07 AM

i know that if you install an aftermarket dash or temp gauge, they make things that can bolt to the head using a head bolt or the spark plug to moniter temps... i have a Trailtech vapor gauge on my kawasaki that has that... kinda nice to have, working on one for the shineray that i have too...LOL

Yster perd · 10-14-2013, 01:01 PM

There is a simpler mod and cheaper. Just go to your electronic shop and ask for a thermal switch operating at about 120 deg C and connect to a warning light.

FastDoc · 10-14-2013, 01:51 PM

Trailtech has a spark plug thermistor gasket that hooks up to the Vapor, or if all you want is a CHT gauge, they have that too.

humanbeing · 10-14-2013, 08:23 PM

http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=1589157186

Weldangrind · 10-14-2013, 11:30 PM

The oil cooler that Humanbeing pointed to is about $37.00 US. There are two styles of that particular cooler, and the other variety has cooler ports that are angled. That might be advantageous in your case.

Daniel10 · 10-15-2013, 03:47 AM

thanks for helping me out i appreciate it, is there any problems with the oil cooler? like oil pressure? and starving places of oil?

Weldangrind · 10-15-2013, 09:29 PM

Unknown. I've never tried one.

Jibberwobble · 01-28-2014, 12:35 AM

You got me thinking now, one of these could help me out a bit on the melting gearbox side of things.

Barnone · 01-28-2014, 12:23 PM

I have this temp gauge on my Ural. Just monitoring the left cylinder as it is suppose to be the one that runs hottest. Installs under the spark plug so make sure it is the right one for your plug thread diameter.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Trail-Tech-T...-/360834770780

Need to get one for my DF250RTB
See temp up to 420 F when running at 65 MPH with my Ural. So no need for an oil cooler.
It doesn't get that hot just idling at a stop light , actually cools down to 320 F.

Barnone · 01-28-2014, 12:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by humanbeing

http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=1589157186

So that will fit on a CG250 (167FMM)?

Krasi_BG · 01-29-2014, 02:56 AM

You can also consider such type of thermometer:

http://www.louis.de/_5074450f8d3d696...nr_gr=10034127

FastDoc · 01-29-2014, 11:19 AM

Very interesting Barnone.

Airplane (also aircooled pushrod horizontally opposed engines) CHT's run in the mid to upper 300's at 75% power with usual outside air temps of 40-80 degrees.

I adjust the mixture to as lean as I can get, or peak exhaust gas temp, keeping the hottest cylinder head below 380 degrees. I try for 375. The redline is not until 465 degrees but I never operate over 400.

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Daniel10 Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 6	zs167fmm oil cooler is there anyway to monitor engine temps on the air cooled pushrod engine? and is there anyway to install an oil cooler? thanks
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FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Trailtech has a spark plug thermistor gasket that hooks up to the Vapor, or if all you want is a CHT gauge, they have that too. __________________ Happy to serve.
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humanbeing Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2,436	http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=1589157186 __________________
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10-14-2013, 11:30 PM	#6
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	The oil cooler that Humanbeing pointed to is about $37.00 US. There are two styles of that particular cooler, and the other variety has cooler ports that are angled. That might be advantageous in your case. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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10-15-2013, 09:29 PM	#8
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Unknown. I've never tried one. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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10-14-2013, 10:07 AM	#2
bogieboy Join Date: May 2013 Location: finger lakes NY Posts: 2,045	i know that if you install an aftermarket dash or temp gauge, they make things that can bolt to the head using a head bolt or the spark plug to moniter temps... i have a Trailtech vapor gauge on my kawasaki that has that... kinda nice to have, working on one for the shineray that i have too...LOL
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10-14-2013, 01:01 PM	#3
Yster perd Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 21	There is a simpler mod and cheaper. Just go to your electronic shop and ask for a thermal switch operating at about 120 deg C and connect to a warning light.
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10-15-2013, 03:47 AM	#7
Daniel10 Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 6	thanks for helping me out i appreciate it, is there any problems with the oil cooler? like oil pressure? and starving places of oil?
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01-28-2014, 12:35 AM	#9
Jibberwobble Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: south west (uk) Posts: 106	You got me thinking now, one of these could help me out a bit on the melting gearbox side of things. __________________
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01-28-2014, 12:23 PM	#10
Barnone Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,354	I have this temp gauge on my Ural. Just monitoring the left cylinder as it is suppose to be the one that runs hottest. Installs under the spark plug so make sure it is the right one for your plug thread diameter. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Trail-Tech-T...-/360834770780 Need to get one for my DF250RTB See temp up to 420 F when running at 65 MPH with my Ural. So no need for an oil cooler. It doesn't get that hot just idling at a stop light , actually cools down to 320 F. Last edited by Barnone; 07-13-2019 at 09:11 PM.
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01-29-2014, 02:56 AM	#12
Krasi_BG Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Sofia, Bulgaria Posts: 436	You can also consider such type of thermometer: http://www.louis.de/_5074450f8d3d696...nr_gr=10034127
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01-29-2014, 11:19 AM	#13
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Very interesting Barnone. Airplane (also aircooled pushrod horizontally opposed engines) CHT's run in the mid to upper 300's at 75% power with usual outside air temps of 40-80 degrees. I adjust the mixture to as lean as I can get, or peak exhaust gas temp, keeping the hottest cylinder head below 380 degrees. I try for 375. The redline is not until 465 degrees but I never operate over 400. __________________ Happy to serve.
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