124" Oil Temp

[FLTR2008TRIKE]

I thought I would post the oil temps I was seeing on my ride from home here near Myrtle Beach SC out to the Wheels Through Time Museum in Maggie Valley NC and back.

I run a Oil Bud Oil cooler with the oil filter bypass unit that came with it and have my oil temp sensor reading the oil temp coming out of the cooler into the engine.

I also want to add that I carried 2 bags of tools ( 50lbs easy ) in my trunk and my carry rack with my portable scooter to wheel myself around the museum with ( 80-90 lbs ) ( Im a left leg amputee with many injuries from my hit n run ) plus my big butt......:wave4:

My route from home took me out to Florence SC then on to I20 to Columbia SC. From Columbia I took I26 to Ashville NC then on to I40 into Maggie Valley from there. Roughly 350 miles to Maggie Valley.

Left @ 6am air temp was in the low 70s, oil temp stayed right around 210 as best as I can figure with the HD oil temp gauge. Riding into the mountains from Spartensburg SC the air temp had risen into the low 80s, my oil temps rose to 220. Rode up the mountain on I26 and when I got to the top my oil temp has rose to around 235. After about minutes at grade and going down hill slightly my oil temps dropped back to 220 and stayed there until we arrived into Maggie Valley

The ride back to home I rode with my buddy from Maryland who was with me out I40 to the Winston Salem NC area and got off onto 311/ I74 where we parted ways and rode home through central NC on I73/I74 Rt 220 to Rockingham NC then back down Route 38 to home

We hit traffic on I40 that came to a stop due to a road closure for bridge work east bound. While in the stop and go traffic my oil temp rose to 250-255 with in a few minutes from the 220 range I was at when we were riding along @ 70mph.

I turned on my HD parade fan at that point and my oil temp didnt rise any higher while riding in the slow pace until we got back onto I40 to get back up to speed. The temps later in the day got into the mid 90s and my oil temp cruising at speed would be 230-240

A good tune ( Thanks again WIZ for the help with my tune ) a good oil cooler and a unrestricted exhaust can yield you a cooler running trike, even with a larger engine

 

[Moneywoes]

I had the oilbud on my last bike, 2008 FLHTCU. I went with the Jagg 10 row with fan on my 2012 TG. My seat of the pants meter thinks the Oilbud was a lot more effective than the JAGG. Not really comparing apples to apples though either, but if I ever develop a leak in the JAGG I'm going to put an Oilbud on it. Thouhgt I'd save a couple hundred, buyers remorse...

 

[FLTR2008TRIKE]

I'm surprised to read this. The reviews on the Jagg 10 row cooler all have been positive with really good results in lowering the oil temp.:Shrug:

 

[Oldmsocko]

The 10 row JGG did an excellent job of helping to cool my TG. I am very happy with it. My last trip to Maggie Valley 3 week3 ago my oil temps never got above 230.

 

[msocko3]

I'm surprised to read this. The reviews on the Jagg 10 row cooler all have been positive with really good results in lowering the oil temp.:Shrug:

I'm running a 10 row Jagg on the 120 I have in my 06, never been over 230 while riding in the city. Heck a couple weeks ago the wife and I decided to ride an area by the lake shore, the speed limit is 25 mph and the ambient temp was 95 degrees with 70% humidity. The whole loop has to be close to 8 miles, my temp never got above 230 and then once I got back onto the highway where I could run 45 it went down to 210.