just got back from a 15mi ride got q:

[jtrip]

15mi round 55-70mph to gas station and back only reason came back was wife had to run to work im on child duty lol anyway i just got back and just checking things out checked temp left side read 260 and right side read 230-240 is that a high temp and why is one side hotter than the other also i just painted the motor yesterday something the p.o did and it was chipped so i decided to repaint it .is the paint suppost to smoke a little it was motor paint 500 deg its not bad but i didnt know if thats what it does as it was new paint

[makenzie71]

Yeah the paint will smoke.

When you say one side was hotter...one side of what?

[jtrip]

the left side upper half of the motor compared to the right upper half the top of the fins

[Flyboy]

I would not worry, it sounds pretty normal, there are plenty reasons it could be, one side running slightly leaner than the other, slight casting differences between the two sides, resulting on more material to lead the heat away on one side etc etc, but a 30 degree diff is nothing to be concerned about air cooled engines generaly have a temp range of 200 - 460 deg F that they can be safely operated in.
The new paint will smoke a bit on the first one or two rides until it has cured and settled properly.
Enjoy.

[MrSelfdestruct]

.,'?;

These are punctuation marks.

[Steve]

.,'?;

These are punctuation marks.

Very true, but even I gave up asking others to use them long time ago.

You are new to the forum. You will soon see that not everybody is as perfect as we are.

Hopefully you will learn to read what is meant.

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[tkent02]

I wouldn't even bother trying to read it.
If he can't be bothered to lift a finger a few times to make something clear and readable, why should I strain my brain to try to guess what he might have meant?

[Guest]

Can I ask how you measured the temps ?
We've got infra red bizzo's at my work and they are quite accurate IF you get real close to what you are measuring . At best , they are indication only . I used one on my exhausts and got all flustered because they were all different . Silly me .
I wouldn't get concerned if I was you .
Your paint will smoke and fume for a while but it'll come good .

If you were saving my arse in a fire , I wouldn't be real concerned about any punctuation marks either .

Cheers , Simon .

[wkmpt]

Can I ask how you measured the temps ?
We've got infra red bizzo's at my work and they are quite accurate IF you get real close to what you are measuring . At best , they are indication only . I used one on my exhausts and got all flustered because they were all different . Silly me .
I wouldn't get concerned if I was you .
Your paint will smoke and fume for a while but it'll come good .

If you were saving my arse in a fire , I wouldn't be real concerned about any punctuation marks either .

Cheers , Simon .

I can say, though, if my arse were that hot and smoking, you'd be hearing some loudly verbalized punctuation marks...

[jtrip]

i have a heat tester via. fire department . sorry guys if writing is crap most of the time i have a radio going off trying to type and find out whats going on in the city but like now i have started trying to type this 3 time and had 3 false calls .