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General Category => Maintenance => Topic started by: twangin4u on March 15, 2015, 08:21:24 PM

Title: '84 fl1100 temp
Post by: twangin4u on March 15, 2015, 08:21:24 PM
Hello. Can anyone tell me what is a normal temp reading for my bike. I bought one of those infrared thermometers and pointed it at the exhaust clamps bolted to the cylinder and it read as follows:

Cyl1:229°f
Cyl2:300°f
Cyl3:257°f
Cyl4:240°f
This is with the bike static (not running) right after a short ride
Is this normal?
Title: Re: '84 fl1100 temp
Post by: FJmonkey on March 15, 2015, 08:43:24 PM
Seems kind of cold, how long was it running and then sitting before you took the temp? Combustion temp is over 1K more like 1.4K, I would expect the collar to be hotter.
Title: Re: '84 fl1100 temp
Post by: twangin4u on March 15, 2015, 11:33:23 PM
Not very long. I just noticed the difference in temp between the cylinders. Could that be an indication of carbs needing synch
Title: Re: '84 fl1100 temp
Post by: FJmonkey on March 15, 2015, 11:38:45 PM
Quote from: twangin4u on March 15, 2015, 11:33:23 PM
Not very long. I just noticed the difference in temp between the cylinders. Could that be an indication of carbs needing synch
Yes and no... Sync your carbs first then check the other stuff...