Roscoe Martin
Master Chief
Wanted do something for my bike when did some service work/inspections on it and installed super nice oil cooler kit. Super easy installation. Impressed by quality of the kit, complete with pretty much everything needed packaged. Outstanding install instructions with great diagrams. Had to remove rear brake control( dont take brake lines loose from control,no need do so) and brake control mounting bracket get to oil lines. Very little oil loss when disconnected line going to oil tank,just few drops. Fitted the oil cooler to frame downtubes ( see best location for length lines) and connected lines per instructions. I didnt want to tighten down the oil cooler mount on my frames paint. Guess thats just me, but got this thing about messing up factory paint, so made thin rubber gasket to go between the oil cooler mounts and frame. Time to mount brake control bracket, got blue lock tight out. Hand threaded center bolt to make sure all three were centered, placed about three drops lock tight ( see pic) on front bolt and tightened. Have had some really bad experiences working on bikes that folks have used lock tight on parts. One occasion, guy used lock tight stud and bearing mount (RED) on every bolt and screw on bike,not just alittle lock tight,he had completely covered EVERY bolt screw he had removed when he worked on bike. Only way to remove the bolts and screws was to use HEAT. No fun at all, so I use medium strength lock tight and just a few drops and you can see in pics. Their is a lock tight product for any job you can think of, I recommend that the RED be used for parts which are most likely NEVER gonna have to be removed. Brake control installed next, you will not have much room for rear brake control mount bolt, but I did have enough clearance on mine between front exhaust and brake control. Next installed the stash tube that came with kit,again placed a home made rubber gasket between mount and frame. Did I need add oil cooler to the DOG ?? not really. Oil does four things for an engine, 1. OIL COOLS- water cooled engines it cools ALL the bottom end. MY DOG ?? It cools ALL of it. I always check the oil before I ride my bike for trip. Running bike even alittle low on oil is not a good thing. 1. Oil- Cleans The reason we change oil isnt viscosity break down. We change it because it gets dirty. A by product of combustion is oil contamination, some fuel contaminated by combustion will get in your oil. This mixes with the oil and creates acid in the oil. Thus no matter mileage on my bike I change engine oil and filter every three months. Most common cause of premature bearing failure in an engine ?? Dirt simple as that. So making sure keep clean air filter will really help keep the DOG hunting. 3. Oil lubricates the engine, engine doesnt have oil ?? That engine will lock up before a cat can lick its......
4. Oil seals- Without oil engine will not have compression, oil seals the gap(.003- .007) between the piston rings and cylinder. While I am pontificating, what will shorten the life of an engine ?? One thing is is short trips, trip less than five miles and ambient temp 50 degrees or below. Oil never comes up to temp to evaporate condensation) Story- My father did alot of engine overhauls when I was a youth. My function was parts cleaning,fetching tools etc. Many,many occasions he would remove rocker cover on an engine and hand it to me. I can still here him say " Look at that, I bet they were using that damn Havoline oil. The rocker cover would be completely full of sludge and I would clean it,back in the day using an pan gasoline and brush. Later as I grew older, I found out what was causing this with engines. Wasnt fault of any particular brand engine oil. During that period of time it was very common to not use a thermostat in engine during summer months. The thought was that it made the engine run cooler and cooler was better ?? Engine being driven locally ( short trips) couldnt come up to temp and would cause the massive build up of sludge. You run an oil cooler on your bike, just give it some thought. Me I think it adds to the bikes presence, think it looks sharp and stash tube gives me a place to put insurance verification and registration keep the documents out of weather. Know one thing for sure about engines,they go three three life stages. First stage- engine break in, this is where the parts decide to be compatible. Important follow manufactures break in recommendations. Stage 2- nominal wear. Engine will do very well for a very long period time if it gets need maintenance service.That is critical for service life. Stage 3- Acute componet failure. NO matter how much care you give it metal fatigue will eventually occur and be time for refurbish/overhaul. Me, I love work on bikes but want my Dog live in stage two for as long as possible and I bet you do too.
4. Oil seals- Without oil engine will not have compression, oil seals the gap(.003- .007) between the piston rings and cylinder. While I am pontificating, what will shorten the life of an engine ?? One thing is is short trips, trip less than five miles and ambient temp 50 degrees or below. Oil never comes up to temp to evaporate condensation) Story- My father did alot of engine overhauls when I was a youth. My function was parts cleaning,fetching tools etc. Many,many occasions he would remove rocker cover on an engine and hand it to me. I can still here him say " Look at that, I bet they were using that damn Havoline oil. The rocker cover would be completely full of sludge and I would clean it,back in the day using an pan gasoline and brush. Later as I grew older, I found out what was causing this with engines. Wasnt fault of any particular brand engine oil. During that period of time it was very common to not use a thermostat in engine during summer months. The thought was that it made the engine run cooler and cooler was better ?? Engine being driven locally ( short trips) couldnt come up to temp and would cause the massive build up of sludge. You run an oil cooler on your bike, just give it some thought. Me I think it adds to the bikes presence, think it looks sharp and stash tube gives me a place to put insurance verification and registration keep the documents out of weather. Know one thing for sure about engines,they go three three life stages. First stage- engine break in, this is where the parts decide to be compatible. Important follow manufactures break in recommendations. Stage 2- nominal wear. Engine will do very well for a very long period time if it gets need maintenance service.That is critical for service life. Stage 3- Acute componet failure. NO matter how much care you give it metal fatigue will eventually occur and be time for refurbish/overhaul. Me, I love work on bikes but want my Dog live in stage two for as long as possible and I bet you do too.
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