After the first ride, with subsequent
water puking
, I finally have time to troubleshoot why she's overheating. My first thought is, hopefully something simple. Like a stuck thermostat. Or spring under t-stat missing. And not something complex like a clogged water passage in the head. Or not enough radiator volume given the first-overbore.
So here goes.
Barn-door fairing, radiator, fan, removed. I like the look. Just might make her a naked bike. Wish I could relocate the radiator too.
[img]https://candybuttorg.ipage.com/pix/motobikes/wrenching/KZ1300/2016-06-11 TroubleShootingOverHeating/1.jpg[/img]
Another issue, for a later day, is the leaky tachometer drive. I have a new assembly. For now, I'm trying to get to the T-stat.
[img]https://candybuttorg.ipage.com/pix/motobikes/wrenching/KZ1300/2016-06-11 TroubleShootingOverHeating/2.jpg[/img]
[img]https://candybuttorg.ipage.com/pix/motobikes/wrenching/KZ1300/2016-06-11 TroubleShootingOverHeating/3.jpg[/img]
My thought is that by removing this upper housing I can remove the T-stat. Just like on a 225 slant-6 Valiant. Yeah, just like that.
[img]https://candybuttorg.ipage.com/pix/motobikes/wrenching/KZ1300/2016-06-11 TroubleShootingOverHeating/4.jpg[/img]
In the meantime, how about some header porn?
[img]https://candybuttorg.ipage.com/pix/motobikes/wrenching/KZ1300/2016-06-11 TroubleShootingOverHeating/5.jpg[/img]
Oooh, uh, I can't think!
[img]https://candybuttorg.ipage.com/pix/motobikes/wrenching/KZ1300/2016-06-11 TroubleShootingOverHeating/6.jpg[/img]
So then, as any KZ1300 tech knows, and now so do I, the T-stat comes out from the bottom, not the top. So I gave up and BBQ'd some chicken before I did something stupid.
The end - for now. Workday tomorrow.