Does the HD Oil Cooler for the Sportster use a thermostat to open and close the oil flow?

Here it is on the HD website...

http://www.harley-davidson.com/gma/gma_product.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=84552444876496 4&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302290359&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=2534374302290359&bmUID=1144781276789&bmLocale=en_US

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Does the HD Oil Cooler for the Sportster use a thermostat to open and close the oil flow?

Here it is on the HD website...

http://www.harley-davidson.com/gma/gma_product.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=84552444876496 4&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302290359&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=2534374302290359&bmUID=1144781276789&bmLocale=en_US

It doesn't, but you can buy the Thermostat kit for it another $70. Personally, I'd get a cheaper on/off valve from ebay, you just have to remember to turn it on or off.

Here's the HD link for what you'd need:

H-D Thermostat Kit (http://www.harley-davidson.com/gma/gma_product.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=84552444184777 5&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302290359&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=2534374302290359&bmUID=1144784484700&bmLocale=en_US)

I have a few questions about oil coolers:

- What happens if the oil is too cool? Is this bad for the motor?

- How much more oil is there in the system with the oil cooler?

Tim

or a cool leather cover or is it hot leather cover?

I have a few questions about oil coolers:

- What happens if the oil is too cool? Is this bad for the motor?

- How much more oil is there in the system with the oil cooler?

Tim


I wouldn't worry to much about the oil getting too cool where you live :roflblack
Seriously though I wouldn't worry about a thermostat,I had an H/D oil cooler (made by Lockhart) on my FXRS and never ran a thermostat on it.
It saw temps ranging from mid 20's here in the Northwest to the mid 120's down in the desert SW and never any issues with oil.
I put over 100,000 miles on that bike over 10 years and never had a serious breakdown on the road with it.
I had the top end rebuilt for the first time at 103,000 miles.
Even then I rode it 200 miles the day before I took it in.

I have a few questions about oil coolers:


- How much more oil is there in the system with the oil cooler?

Tim

I had a cooler for my Sportster but never put it on. Sold it to a guy in Japan.
I read the instructions to see how much more oil would be in the system. Wasn't much, some odd number but believe it was less than a qt. Maybe 3 or 4 tenths more. I didn't want a partial bottle sitting around.

I looked at the cooler this way. Unless I was in a very hot area, I wouldn't bother with a cooler. I run synthetic and the oil temps. dropped 15-20 degrees. Almost like a cooler without the work.

The cooler is sitting out and even with a cover, what happens if a rock was to put a hole in the cooler. (It's a small radiator.) Now you have problems... same if the hose pops a leak.

If the bikes NEEDED a cooler, H-D would put them on from the factory and help cut down repair and warranty issues.

Now some bikes could use them and some come standard from the factory with a cooler. Then I'd take it but I know I won't be using a cooler and it gets plenty warm in Iowa.

http://www.harley-davidson.com/gma/gma_product.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=84552444184777 5&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374309111474&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=2534374309111474&bmUID=1144863974217&bmLocale=en_US

The oil can get too cool, to the point where is become difficult to vaproize any moisture that may be in the oil.

Tim, what's the highest you've seen your oil temp at in the tank?
How high is it normally?

The oil can get too cool, to the point where is become difficult to vaproize any moisture that may be in the oil.

Tim, what's the highest you've seen your oil temp at in the tank?
How high is it normally?

I've only had my bike for a couple of months now and the oil-temp gauge/cap for about a month. It is usually around 180-190. The highest I've seen it is 200 degrees. But the weather has been cool here (mid 80s) and I haven't sat in traffic at all.

I was just looking for a little "insurance" against the day in late June when it is 115 degrees and I'm sitting in traffic! :(

BTW, I want your avatar on a T-shirt - larger of course!

Tim....

you're making me blush about the avatar...lol

I would wait on the oil cooler in your case. I have sat in traffic with my bike on a 95* day, and I think I was touching 215* in the tank. Granted, that's hot, but still acceptable. And when I say sitting in traffic, I mean just that. No more than a few mph and taking as much as 30 minutes to go 1/2 mile. Lots of sitting still for a long time. 180-200* in the tank is a very healthy range. Anything above 220* and your starting to push your luck.

Like I said, I'd wait and see how it does first.

Tim....

you're making me blush about the avatar...lol

I would wait on the oil cooler in your case. I have sat in traffic with my bike on a 95* day, and I think I was touching 215* in the tank. Granted, that's hot, but still acceptable. And when I say sitting in traffic, I mean just that. No more than a few mph and taking as much as 30 minutes to go 1/2 mile. Lots of sitting still for a long time. 180-200* in the tank is a very healthy range. Anything above 220* and your starting to push your luck.

Like I said, I'd wait and see how it does first.

10-4

An oil cooler is not high on my list of updates - I really want to get some new rear shocks (Progressive 412s probably). The stock rear shocks are PITIFUL!

Tim