have any you guys used the exhaust wrap for your quads and does it make a diffrence heat wise trying to find ways on how to keep the motor cooler,put a temp gauge from highlifter on runs around 210 and sometimes it runs hotter put stuff both in the oil and rad also any good ideas on how to get to the rad almost would like to take and run the bike without the side sheilds.

 

Hi VTprairie,
I did the exaust wrap and made the inner fender extensions and haven't had the over heat problem since I did it. Before that just about every time I rode in mud with a lot of clay in it I would have to stop and clean my radiator because the over heat light would come on. My fan doesn't run nearly as much. I highly recommend doing it.

 

can you explain the inner fender ext might give that a try thanks

 

VTPrairire-- I sent pix of my inner fender shields to "nyroc". They are in his 650 Knowledge Base. I also bored holes in the side panels(inner fenders), so that I could hose down the backside of the radiator. Hopefully, a good radiator cleaning will solve your overheating. You can buy plastic or rubber "blanking plugs" to put in the bored access holes.

 

VTprairie I jut sent you a PM. Check it out

 

when i had my temp guge put in the dealer cleaned my rad and only rode twice since and the second time it overheated, the weird thing is I watch the guage and when the light came on it read 250 and I rode for about another 10-15 seconds and the temp went down and the light went off[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/img], no clue why TRX450 what size holes did you put in the inner fenders to spray the back of the rad?krabidKVF650
used to know a few people over in moors, I played some youth hockey in Rouses Point,hope to hook up and ride sometime.Thanks for your help guys its appreciated

 

That could be a thermostat problem. I think I read some wheres someone put in a thermostat from a Kawasaki Mule and it helped run a little cooler.

Any time you want someone to ride with drop me a line. I try to ride just about every weekend some where.

 

VT P.-- I used a 2" plug. I think. You can find them at Sears Hrdwr., I think. If not there, a auto parts store should have them.

 

I put in a mule thermostat already

 

VTPrairie,

Good to see you still have the Prairie! I may be riding this weekend, depending on whether I am travelling to visit family in Ma, or not. If I ride, I plan on hooking up w/ KRABID on Saturday... Are you working? It would be cool to finally and get out and ride w/ you! Let me know.