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- Old Man Rock
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Can be as reviewed in recent testing here in AZ on my KZ.
Pre & Post synthetic oil and oil cooler....
Maybe will give you some idea on yours...
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If your going bigger block, extra lift cams, extra, extra, blah... Then you might really want to consider one.
EITHER WAY, start with one of these:
Not too expensive for peace of mind, from American Classix
It replaces your oil filler cap! Cool, I know!
Then you can see if you ever need an oil cooler upgrade.
Peace.
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You can feel the heat coming off the engine and any time you have a oppertunity to reduce the oil temp I would take it, unless you live in a cold climate.
I was riding Monday, and at lights I really noticed the heat.
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Any one know how hot should a KZ 650 engine get. I check mine after a 10 mile ride as soon as I shut it down. It was about 270 degrees on the head and about 200 on the crankcase. So is this right or what? The outside temp was about 85 degress.
270 on the head and 200 at the crankcase (engine oil temp) are normal for an air cooled engine.
Temps can get to about 350 at the head and 250 at the crankcase without issue. Above that and you'll start to get signs of overheating. pinging, eratic idle, stalling at idle, or worse...
btw have a look at the picture Tek posted. That's a crankcase oil temp gauge. Note the red line at 250...
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