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Originally Posted by farmerj
Great ? good info. - for me the bottom line is probably ?better safe than sorry?.
But this leads me to another question. I am not currently having a problem with boil over, and with engine ice the temperature could conceivably go up quite high. I thought the problem with high temperatures was seizing?at what point does that become an issue?
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It is highly unlikely that you will cause catastrophic engine damage from high engine temperatures if the bike does not boil over.
The only scenario I see that happening is if you boil over and continue to ride with boiling coolant and/or low coolant levels.
Best to shut the bike down if you are boiling, wait for it to cool down and add more coolant if you aren't running a catch tank.
Boiling coolant wont cool the cylinder and head efficiently because of the air/bubbles in the coolant which raises temps dramatically.
I do not run a fan and ride slow technical terrain in AZ heat often. Boiled all of my gassers a handful of times and have never seen any heat patterns under the piston during tear downs, which would indicate the motor got excessively hot.
08-03-2023, 01:43 PM
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