how often do you guys hear your cooling fan kick in?
I had a bit of a enthusiastic ride the other day and when I pulled up at home and left the bike running while fluffing moving cars and opening the garage I never heard the fan kick in, infact ive never heard it. the red OMG light had never flashed either.
Only only very hot days in traffic, these bikes handle heat quite well. If your cooling system is operating correctly, and not clogged up, it seems to be enough in normal circumstances.
My previous bike's fan used to kick in all the time at the slightest hint of heat.
Saying that, it's not a bad thing, that's what they're there for.
More people are born because of alcohol than will ever die from it.
I did a cooling system flush etc over the winter , so I know that its clean and coolant mix is correct... I had a zzr that lived on the fan and my gsx1400 was oil cooled with a HEL oil cooler and other upgrades and the fan for the oil cooler would kick in on hot days.
just didn't want the fazer boiling up as I had not heard it.
cheers for putting my mind at ease.. no doubt somebody will pop along all doom and gloom.. :rollin :rolleyes
(09-05-15, 02:25 PM)stevie-g1968 link Wrote: I did a cooling system flush etc over the winter , so I know that its clean and coolant mix is correct... I had a zzr that lived on the fan and my gsx1400 was oil cooled with a HEL oil cooler and other upgrades and the fan for the oil cooler would kick in on hot days.
just didn't want the fazer boiling up as I had not heard it.
cheers for putting my mind at ease.. no doubt somebody will pop along all doom and gloom.. :rollin :rolleyes
No, some people have never heard their fan since they've had their bike, they really do cope quite well without it kicking in.
More people are born because of alcohol than will ever die from it.
(09-05-15, 07:37 PM)Punkstig link Wrote: Even on hot days at a standstill in London it doesn't come on, the fzs600 is renowned for having one of the best cooling systems ever!
Along with some of the coolest riders
Colin
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Ride fast, ride a red bike :-)
Never heard mine in 14 years, changed the cooent last year and let is sit running with some flush in and got bored waiting for the fan to come on -- it never did, everything was getting hot making ticking noises as parts started to expand- smelt hot too, I wonder if it even works
I don't do rain or threat there of. dry rider only with no shame.
(09-05-15, 10:57 PM)fazersharp link Wrote: Never heard mine in 14 years, changed the cooent last year and let is sit running with some flush in and got bored waiting for the fan to come on -- it never did, everything was getting hot making ticking noises as parts started to expand- smelt hot too, I wonder if it even works
:lol
More people are born because of alcohol than will ever die from it.
(10-05-15, 11:27 AM)anutz link Wrote: Manual section 8-53, shows connecting the 12V direct to see if it turns......i.e. if it even works - shall see what mine does....
8-54 also shows them testing the thermo switch by heating it in a bath of coolant....not sure i want to try that!
It will work, i wouldn't worry about it.
More people are born because of alcohol than will ever die from it.
(10-05-15, 11:27 AM)anutz link Wrote: Manual section 8-53, shows connecting the 12V direct to see if it turns......i.e. if it even works - shall see what mine does....
8-54 also shows them testing the thermo switch by heating it in a bath of coolant....not sure i want to try that!
If you short the connector going to the back of the fan with a bit of wire it'll come on.
I see ive opened that can now :rollin :rollin... I know the fan works as I shorted it to bring it on, im not fannying about sitting in a bath of coolant to see if the switch works.. il just wait for the red light to flash :lol :lol :lol
I did a 140mile thrash around bucks and oxon today and left it idleing again... nope didn't come on so I will go with the" It will be fine " way of thinking. :rolleyes
Read this the other day thinking I hadn't heard the fans on my bike yet and then rode 200 miles yesterday and when I stopped the fans were really going. I did ride her pretty hard and did a solid 40 miles on the motorway too.
