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1980 GS1000G starting re-assembly. Do I need this oil cooler?

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I'm assuming this is aftermarket. I'm about ready to start reassembly. I'm inclined to leave it off it for the sake of simplicity. Lots of posts on this issue on the forum. From what I can tell, it's not a necessity, particularly since most of my rides will be relatively short.

I would have to replace this adaptor with a stock piece, which looks like switch assembly, oil 37820-4506, and housing, switch 16445-45000and the affiliated seals, right? Anything to know? Any suggestions specific to this bike?

Thanks for the help, Dan

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I'd ditch the cooler. And you can pick up a stock cover off ebay for cheap. Maybe get a new O-ring for it.
 
Does the bike have an oil temp gauge? My Suzi ran very hot till I installed an '84 1150 cooler. On the one hand, something must have been wrong (it ran very hot), on the other the '82 11E was built with a cooler in mind.
 
Rob S. said:
Does the bike have an oil temp gauge? My Suzi ran very hot till I installed an '84 1150 cooler. On the one hand, something must have been wrong (it ran very hot), on the other the '82 11E was built with a cooler in mind.
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No oil temp gauge on this one. Thanks for the help guys - gonna lose the cooler. If anybody's interested in it let me know.
 
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