[dl11sec70dodge]

was out at glamis and during some long dune runs as i shifted into 5th and felt the bike loose power and bog out badly, had to down shift into 3rd to get things mooving again. engine temp on the trail tech was about 215 to 220, fan running and full of coolant..... any ideas? max temp 238

 

[offroadhunter]

QUOTE (dlkfx450 @ Oct 28 2007, 10:38 PM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=3985

was out at glamis and during some long dune runs as i shifted into 5th and felt the bike loose power and bog out badly, had to down shift into 3rd to get things mooving again. engine temp on the trail tech was about 215 to 220, fan running and full of coolant..... any ideas?

I noticed something similar and thought I was just imagining it........I was racing through the gears and when I hit 5th the power dropped a bit, I don't know the rpms but it went from real high to a mid-range...I'm bringing to the dealer next week to get this checked out..

 

[dl11sec70dodge]

as if it was shutting down electronically....

 

[dl11sec70dodge]

installed a adjustable thermo switch from FLEX-A-LITE avaliable at napa auto parts....part #31147....find the fan relay, solder a wire to the pink wire and run it to the switch, run another wire to a ground, and place the probe through the radiator fins.....stock the fan comes on at 215 degrees and off at around 200...........now i have it set to turn the fan on at 195 and shuts off at 188 and still will use the factory temp as a failsafe
perma-cool sells a better (simular) unit but would have to order

 

[spieslikeus]

Clever. Thanks for the instructions.