temperature

Godzilla's temp gauge is acting up. It only moves a tiny bit until the motor gets hot, then jumps up to what I think is the correct reading. As soon as I get the bike moving to cool it off just a bit, it drops back to cold. I pulled the single wire coming out of the sensor, and grounded it. The...

Hi, I'm having some issue with my sending unit. Tested the gauge by grounding it to the copper base of the sensor and it maxed out. So i know It's the sensor. Can anyone recommend a replacement unit or maybe tell me what the threads are called? Cheers!

Hi This was my first ride on the bike. Just come back from a 40 mile pretty gentle run as thick fog. I noticed the temperature gauge had not lifted off the stop. The engine does not smell overheated and no sign of any leaks. The voltage at the sender was just under 3v. Is it low because...

Hi, I'm wondering how hot the engine oil in vmax runs because i recently stripped a thread for a screw that is holding the oil pump while doing the HD oiler kit. The thread was only half stripped so i applied loctite to it. On loctite's webpage it states that a 5Nm torque gives about 24Nm...

Topic: I have read more than a few posts now about the temperature problems with the VMAX. It was one of the first things that brought me to this forum after purchasing my Mr. Max this year, seeing it for myself, then searching for a solution. On this forum there is a split for those who...

Hello all I needed to replace my old (original )Regulator We did not find any new original vmax part – but the garage suggest that I can have a Regulator of Suzuki instead The man from the garage say that this regulator I also about 30 AMP and it has a very good quality – Just to note...

Hello I am having issues with my temp gauge. It has stopped working altogether. I have checked connections at the back of the gauge cluster and the sending unit connector both are clean and free of corrosion. I have tried grounding the sensor wire to the frame but the needle still does not...

I've had a 1998 Vmax for the past 5 months, now it started to drip coolant from the drain valve. Cool no problem. Removed the valve and replaced the O-ring seal. No more dripping. Didn't open all plugs when doing the valve removal so probably all the radiator coolant was gone only. I...

Anyone know what the thread size is on the temp gauge sensor? I am guessing its M10 x 1.0. I need to figure out a way to install a M6 sensor in place of the original M10 sensor. I was looking for adaptors that go from M10 x 1.0 to M6 x 1.0 but don't see them anywhere. My next idea would...

What kind of paint/coat can be used for the engine? I was thinking that I'd powder coat it. But will the powder coat be able to sustain the repetitive heat ups and cool downs of the engine? I'm especially worried around the exhaust ports where it is going to get VERY hot.

Can anyone tell me how hot the final drive gets? Mine is very hot to the touch. It?s so hot that I can hold on hand only about 5 sec! Is this normal? :confused2:I change the hypo oil. It did'nt make any difference. All is stock and only had 5000 miles on it.

Erik Buell with the eulogy

what is the temp. of the "Dot"? I have after market gauges and my bike runs at about 220 deg. just riding around in the "Hood" is that too hot? Thanks

Summer is here...... at least in California. I have searched and seen a few posts on the temperature gauge on the V-Max but yet have to come to a good conclusion. I took the Max out for a ride a couple of weekends ago with temperatures over 100 F. The gauge got to almost red (in city...

OK, I'm installing a new temp gauge...... Can I use the stock sender or do I have to use the one that came from Autometer?