Posted by Pete F on 30/7/2009, 7:59 am, in reply to "Re: anyone add an oil cooler to their 13"
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If you go to the USA Owners site, my good friend Mr Bezilla fitted an oil cooler to his KZ1300 some years ago and it was very successful.
Go to the SEARCH THIS SITE selection on the USA Owners Club and type in OIL COOLER and there are some pictures and details of his installation.
Pete F
Up North
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: Yeah I thought someone may have already done
: it. I envy your temps over there right now.
: I can take the heat to a certain degree but
: gotta take care of the bike as well. Oh well
: I was out riding at 7am this morning before
: it hit 90degrees out so it was'nt to bad.
: Have to dig around and start looking at some
: different coolers. Thanks
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: Z1300 engines are known to run hot in hotter
: climates, it's not an issue in the UK.
: You could fit an oil cooler, that would
: definitely help as the oil acts a coolant as
: well as a lubricant. Or you could get a
: larger water rad made, as Alan Millyard did
: when he joined two Z1300 rads together on
: his V12?
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: Phil
: Daan saaf, innit.
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: Wondering if anyone has done an oil cooler
: mod
: on their 13? I can't ride my bike much
: around here in az. except in the morning and
: even then it was 85d at 7:30. It's 2pm here
: now and 108 degrees, yuck. My bike just gets
: to hot when the temps are like this. I
: thought an oil cooler would help keep temps
: down a little. Man I hate this place
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: I am surprised the 1300 might need an oil
: cooler. Surely when Kawasaki were developing
: the bike, they will have tested it in
: extreme conditions, and presumably found
: that oil temperatures were not a problem.
: Also, modern synthetic oils can withstand
: very high operating temperatures without
: breaking down. Maybe you could fit a
: temperature probe to see just how hot your
: oil is getting.
: I think your bike looks great, I admire its
: originality.
: PS. The temperature here in Knaresborough,
: England is 64F at mid day. Just right!!
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