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Like that to bypass the cooler.
~Bill
 
Ya........like that. Long as ya have a screw driver for your clamps your good. If ya had a problem ya can always loop a line back off the cooler to the case. That way your not carrying around extra hose ya probabbly dont have much room for already.............
 
If ya had a problem ya can always loop a line back off the cooler to the case. That way your not carrying around extra hose ya probabbly dont have much room for already.............
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You'd just have to feed the hose out through the zip ties. Which shouldn't be a problem since they'd most likely be covered in oil if your going through this on a trail. ;) and use the other hose to go up to the other fitting on the cooler to close that off so your not dripping oil all over the woods.
~Bill
 
i always cary some screwdrivers, clamps, battery terminal screws and a whole tool kit on my rides, im all prepared, i say bring it on!!!!
 
Overkill.

You know, there is such a thing as TOO MUCH cooling with an oil cooler...That's the reason that ANY street bike with an oil cooler has a THERMOSTAT for the cooler. That by-passes the cooler at low temps.

Enjoy starving bearings for oil with that.
 
Overkill.

You know, there is such a thing as TOO MUCH cooling with an oil cooler...That's the reason that ANY street bike with an oil cooler has a THERMOSTAT for the cooler. That by-passes the cooler at low temps.

Enjoy starving bearings for oil with that.
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There is truth to this statement for sure. I,m dunno if the cooler is to big or not. Considering the average speeds we run in the trail n such.

That was why I went with the big bear setup ( I believe it was)
So if your oil is to cool it forces the valve shut and by passes the cooler..........Well at least its suppose to. I thought it would be some kind of insurance during the cooler weather riding and cold starts.
 
Overkill.

You know, there is such a thing as TOO MUCH cooling with an oil cooler...That's the reason that ANY street bike with an oil cooler has a THERMOSTAT for the cooler. That by-passes the cooler at low temps.

Enjoy starving bearings for oil with that.
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So why you have to be a smart ass about this man? I do not understand why every one has to be an ass on this site? But anyway yes I have already thought about that. I am going to install some kind of bypass for when it is cold out the shut the cooler off.
 
MAybe it's the know-it-all attitude you portray.
Maybe it's the half-assed Ghetto way you do things?
Maybe it's the fact that most do not like you.

So, now since you are using an AC condenser for a Oil cooler, and are now looking at a bypass, maybe you should just have spent the whopping 35 bucks for a dedicated oil cooler WITH a bypass installed. Instead of ghetto-rigging some parts you found in the trash together, and calling it an oil cooler.



Here's a little hint to the Oil cooler guys.

The Warrior was in production for what? 15 YEARS? Don't you think if there was a PROBLEM with cooling, they would have ADDED an oil cooler after about the 4th year?
Like they did with the Big Bear(A bike that because of the frame configuration would not get enough airflow to cool it properly)

Oil coolers are a solution to a problem that does not exist on the warrior. IF you are overheating, either Speed up, Go up a gear, or stop trying to make 200 HP out of a Oversquare Single.
 
What hell is your problem storydude stop being such a Dick about things.We are all helping him giving him ideas how to make this better and you came and start being all Dicky saying how its ghetto rigged and what not. If you do not have anything better to say don't say anything at all your just asking for a fight between you and 87 its happened before he asked you to leave him alone.. Just stop being a asshole a help give him advise don't be a little smart ass and criticize him about how bad you think his way of making a oil cooler for a warrior.

Any way 87 i like it good craftsmanship on the metal pieces, i would add some mesh like others say for some extra protection i think it will look good too.
My local Wallmart had in the Auto Department section this mesh that was for cars and it came in sheets it was like normal mesh it was the Hazard symbol that made the mesh. Maybe you can get something like that and make something cool,


`~Eddie
 
I like the idea of an oil cooler.
Speeding up is out of the question .........lotta times.
I ride in the mountains........Killer on temps
The oil cooler definatly lowered temps and its cheap insurance.

Take aim at your motor on a 90 degree day with a temp gun.
Trust me, the oil cooler isnt a bad idea on a stock motor. Especially if your a trail rider.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure..........as mama always said........ : )
 
I like the idea of an oil cooler.
Speeding up is out of the question .........lotta times.
I ride in the mountains........Killer on temps
The oil cooler definatly lowered temps and its cheap insurance.

Take aim at your motor on a 90 degree day with a temp gun.
Trust me, the oil cooler isnt a bad idea on a stock motor. Especially if your a trail rider.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure..........as mama always said........ : )
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Yep, I have. After 30 min of 2nd gear lugging in the woods I was at 322* @ the head. WELL WITHIN stock specs.

Again, if it was a problem Yamaha would have installed one STOCK.

Motorcycle makers think about these things you know.

But then again, I'd take the advice of the Yamaha Engineers over some people on a Quad board that think hacking and tapping a motor case is a SMART idea.
 
Whats the big ******* deal??? It doesn't hurt to have the big bear set up. Oops you gotta add a little more oil that is already expensive as **** to the motor with the oil cooler. I've pissed away a TON of more money on other **** then spending a little over a 100 bucks for an oil cooler.
 
I have to agree with storydude here, he makes a good point that you can overcool the oil. Also, your oil pump has to pump the oil that much farther before the oil makes it to the bearings, so you have a pressure drop as well. I'd be worrying that the huge cooler is going to do more harm than good, and being that a more reasonable sized cooler element is only $20 I wouldn't be taking any chances. This sucks because it looks like he put a few hours work into making it look good, but it would suck even more if he fubared the engine because of it.
 
Whats the big ******* deal??? It doesn't hurt to have the big bear set up. Oops you gotta add a little more oil that is already expensive as **** to the motor with the oil cooler. I've pissed away a TON of more money on other **** then spending a little over a 100 bucks for an oil cooler.
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BIG BEAR being the key phrase in that statement.

NOT hacking and tapping an oil gallery to make the engine force oil in a way not designed for.

Plus, like Yamarider said, the pressure drop thorugh a 10 foot cooler will play havoc on his oil pressure.....of which the warrior only runs at about 20PSI anyway STOCK.

Hey, do what you want to your quad....I'll stick with the stock non-oil-cooled version thankyouverymuch.
 
[quote:1a1jw6fz]I like the idea of an oil cooler.
Speeding up is out of the question .........lotta times.
I ride in the mountains........Killer on temps
The oil cooler definatly lowered temps and its cheap insurance.

Take aim at your motor on a 90 degree day with a temp gun.
Trust me, the oil cooler isnt a bad idea on a stock motor. Especially if your a trail rider.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure..........as mama always said........ : )
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Yep, I have. After 30 min of 2nd gear lugging in the woods I was at 322* @ the head. WELL WITHIN stock specs.

Again, if it was a problem Yamaha would have installed one STOCK.

Motorcycle makers think about these things you know.

But then again, I'd take the advice of the Yamaha Engineers over some people on a Quad board that think hacking and tapping a motor case is a SMART idea.[/quote:1a1jw6fz]

Stock specs or not.............Thats DAM hot.
Oil temps getting that high cant be a good thing.
I've seen temps almost 30 degrees higher than that........
Cooling it can only help the oil from breaking down faster.
That I would think only can do more good than harm.

As for tapping into the case. I'm not a fan of it. Mostly becaues the lines can drain...............Leaving the top end run dry longer while the oil has to refill them.

I didnt bother to check to see if the Big Bear setup left the lines drain. I relied on the Yamaha engineers on that one ; )

Oh.........and what are stock specs for temps anyways? I ran a quick search and didnt see aything............ I,m just wonderen what they say it can actually keepn runnen to.
 
Any air cooled motor that stays under 450* at the head is doing good.

Run a IR thermometer on a lawn mower engine after cutting your lawn. It'll be around 500*

On a motor that sees the WORST conditions a motor can see. Dirt, dust, grit, poor cooling, and no airflow.


How often does a B&S motor die?
 
Any air cooled motor that stays under 450* at the head is doing good.

Run a IR thermometer on a lawn mower engine after cutting your lawn. It'll be around 500*

On a motor that sees the WORST conditions a motor can see. Dirt, dust, grit, poor cooling, and no airflow.


How often does a B&S motor die?
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haha, plus how often does the oil get changed on a lawnmower? I know I never touched the drain plug on mine.
 
So someone please tell me why we all are arguing about this? Dude I'm about to find a new forum site to join. That's all everyone does on this web site. later everyone!
 
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