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now me Gs1085 we are having a baking summer think im going to have fit a oilcooler
been offerd a 15 row cooler is this to big or wot size should i buy?.
 
gshub said:
now me Gs1085 we are having a baking summer think im going to have fit a oilcooler
been offerd a 15 row cooler is this to big or wot size should i buy?.
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we are having a baking summer?:confused:. i got a 1085 kit and it doesnt need a cooler, just keep an eye on the level and use decent oil
 
My 1100 survived 115+ last summer, sans oil cooler. Wasn't jetted for the pipe, either. Ran hot, but performance never changed.
 
gshub said:
now me Gs1085 we are having a baking summer think im going to have fit a oilcooler
been offerd a 15 row cooler is this to big or wot size should i buy?.
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If it's being offered for free, take it.:D
15 row may be overkill, esp. if you don't plan on a thermostat that will effectively bypass the cooler till needed. Go with a GS1150 (GS1100EF to you) size one....pretty compact, and does the job just fine.
 
oil cooler

oil cooler

thanks for replies must admit dont want to fit one
used to put Duckhams 20/50 oil in it but you cant buy it anymore been running it on
Castrol 15/40 high milage oil,it goes well
 
gshub said:
thanks for replies must admit dont want to fit one
used to put Duckhams 20/50 oil in it but you cant buy it anymore been running it on
Castrol 15/40 high milage oil,it goes well
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you should be running 10/40 in a GS preferably synthetic or semi synthetic. 15/40 is way to heavy as the engines rely mainly on volume rather than pressure to lubricate the engine
 
oilcooler

Thanks for replies must admit dont want to fit one
used to put Duckhams 20/50 oil in it but you cant buy it anymore been running it on
Castrol 15/40 high milage oil,it goes well.
 
oil cooler

oil cooler

Been told by the guy who built my motor do not use a fully synthetic oil in it
but a m8 race in Earlystock races over here uses motul 10/40 synthis do they call synthes
it ,anyway he is leading the championship with his Gs1085 built by same guy.
 
gshub said:
Been told by the guy who built my motor do not use a fully synthetic oil in it
but a m8 race in Earlystock races over here uses motul 10/40 synthis do they call synthes
it ,anyway he is leading the championship with his Gs1085 built by same guy.
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will not do any harm, clutch will work better and engine will survive longer.
 
gshub said:
Been told by the guy who built my motor do not use a fully synthetic oil in it
but a m8 race in Earlystock races over here uses motul 10/40 synthis do they call synthes
it ,anyway he is leading the championship with his Gs1085 built by same guy.
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More bad oil advice. Seems to be a problem the world over.
 
OH NO! Not another "which oil" thread:rolleyes:
I run castrol 10w40 oil made for motorcycles, I have a big oil cooler and change my oil often:cool:
 
gearhead13 said:
OH NO! Not another "which oil" thread:rolleyes:
I run castrol 10w40 oil made for motorcycles, I have a big oil cooler and change my oil often:cool:
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North American market Castrol is crap - way low on zinc and phosphorus. Might be okay for a car that has multiple cats, but bad for a motorcycle that runs the oil though the transmission gears.

Regarding this so called "best engine builder...", he don't know squat if he says synthetic oil is bad. I can sort of understand if he says to not use synthetic right away after an engine rebuild, but proclaiming synthetic bad is nonsense.
 
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