take out the rubber **** above the radiator

my would overheat all the time. the rubber above the rad was blocking some air flow (636)

now i havent had a problem since

 

does engine ice or water wetter help?

 

mines doing the same when i put my idle up im up im in the 230's +

 

wtf does having the fan wired to be on have to do with the ******* thermostat?

Seriously.

 

do you have your fan wired to stay running and do you have your overflow bottle hooked up ??

 

jesus christ finally someone with some brains posts!




Seriously, if you guys don't know what a thermostat is and what it does, TAKE YOUR **** TO A ******* SHOP!

 

i think hes saying with the fan hardwired it bypasses the thermostat

 

it by passes the temp sensor, but not the thermostat

 

haha i was thinking temp switch woops my bad

 

your confusing the thermostat with the temperature sending unit , read the post of mine that towliee just quoted

 

yep engine ice is proven to make ure bike run at least 20 degrees cooler

 

yes and no
It will make it run cooler, 20 degrees?... probably not on a motorcycle.
I ran a 50/50 mix of water and coolant w/ the additive and a muzzy fan blade on my 02 zx6 and the mixture kept it cooler longer but get caught up in traffic in 95 degree weather and about 2 fan cycles is all it would take to overheat it.

 

thats all i run in my zx6r, i love that ****.

 

Some run hot some dont.. there is no science to it that i know of yet. Try wrapping the headers with racing header wrap it should lower the engine temp a little bit. If it helps a little bit there is a few things you can do to lower engine operating temp. Just a thought i am no expert by any means

 

its made for motorcycles

 

And so are those ******* $20 mod chips on Ebay but do they actually give you +20hp. **** no.

 

Thanks for adding that, all I was trying to say was don't run straight coolant. Sorry if I was misleading. You are correct coolant is a lube and is for protection.

 

Chances are, most the people that get a drop of 20 degrees, had shitty old coolant in and just needed a good flush..



I flushed my f4i, and filled it with a 20/80 mix of antifreeze/water.. Good nuff for me!




btw I have my computer water cooled, and I've used many different types of coolant.. Best I've found is PURE WATER.. It cools just as good as any over priced options on the market..
However you gotta have something in there for anti corrosion/anti algae/and lubricant for your water pump.
The boiling properties aren't THAT important, due to the fact your cooling system is pressurized, so it raises the boiling point.



As long as I'm not on rev limiter, or doing constant burnouts, my f4i stays below 220 with the fan on..

 

take out the damn thermostat put it in a tin container with water and take a torch to it with a tepm guage in the water also and heat up the water untill it gets up to temp when the thermostat is supposed to open and if i dont open its ****** bad...replace it or take it out...mine was over heating bc the thermostat wasnt opening and i just took the ****** thing out till i got a new one and it runs under 200 constantly no problems since....common knowledge...