Hey My 08fe450 boiled off a bunch of coolant while I was riding some single track today anyone have any handy ideas to avoid overheating?
Greetings Zach,
There are a lot of threads on this subject, and if you use the advanced search and select the cooling section ( I moved your thread to this forum) you will get a lot of results.
The simplest way to solve your problem is to install a fan kit that you can get from your Husaberg dealer. It's an easy plug and play affair and you won't have to worry about boil overs in the future. Also, you might want to have your cap pressure tested to make sure that it hasn't gotten weak on you, had that happen to me before.
The fan kit comes with it's own thermal switch that you simply screw into that bung at the bottom of the radiator. The temp switch for the 09 bikes comes on at 100C, as opposed to the 85C that comes with the kit for your bike, so you might consider getting that temp switch so the fan won't run as much. Otherwise your fan will be running a lot.
The only drawback to having the fan on your bike is that it draws most of what the DC rectified side of your stator puts out, about 25 watts worth. So if you stop and start a lot your battery will eventually run down, IF, the fan is running all day long. Again, simple solution here is to run the temp switch with the higher turn on point, which according to several of our Australian friends solved the problem.
If you look on your radiator on the right side you will see four holes in between the radiator tubes that are intended to be used for the fan kit.
There are a lot of threads on this subject, and if you use the advanced search and select the cooling section ( I moved your thread to this forum) you will get a lot of results.
The simplest way to solve your problem is to install a fan kit that you can get from your Husaberg dealer. It's an easy plug and play affair and you won't have to worry about boil overs in the future. Also, you might want to have your cap pressure tested to make sure that it hasn't gotten weak on you, had that happen to me before.
The fan kit comes with it's own thermal switch that you simply screw into that bung at the bottom of the radiator. The temp switch for the 09 bikes comes on at 100C, as opposed to the 85C that comes with the kit for your bike, so you might consider getting that temp switch so the fan won't run as much. Otherwise your fan will be running a lot.
The only drawback to having the fan on your bike is that it draws most of what the DC rectified side of your stator puts out, about 25 watts worth. So if you stop and start a lot your battery will eventually run down, IF, the fan is running all day long. Again, simple solution here is to run the temp switch with the higher turn on point, which according to several of our Australian friends solved the problem.
If you look on your radiator on the right side you will see four holes in between the radiator tubes that are intended to be used for the fan kit.
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