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skiri251

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Mounted 12V cooler boxes on my OldWing.

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Went out for a test ride (sort of) yesterday.
Destination: Honda Rider Education Center in San Bernadino.

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It was scorching 97F and the fan came on while crusing 70MPH on a freeway.
Is that normal?
 
[url=https://www.classicgoldwings.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=194325#p194325:1tc8yapw said:
slabghost » Sun Aug 06, 2017 11:11 am[/url]":1tc8yapw]
Did your drinks stay cool?
if those are thermo electric coolers the dropped the temp about 20º, I use to have a 36qt 12v electric cooler in my big truck when I drove over the road but on the bike I would rather stop for a cold drink at a gas station or some other place on a 97º day and use one of those coolers on a cooler day
 
In a perfect world, the fan should never come on at speed. Shouldn't be necessary. It does nothing while you're cruising that the airflow isn't already doing. A good flush might be in order. A bit more of a PIA, but verification of the thermostat wouldn't be a bad idea.
 
Thanks all.

The temp gauge was slightly above the mark (I guess that's the temp the fan comes on.)
No overheating.

I didn't hook up the 12V to the coolers so couldn't test.
My intension is to go on a semi-long (one week or so) camp touring in a bit more cool weather, buy dinner ingredients and beer from a local supermarket before heading to a campground.
So hopefully they should do a job.
 
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