NO THERMOSTAT????

lee125 · World Chat Champion Joined: 18 Dec 2005 Karma :

hi,i have a dtr 125 and i am running it with no thermostat and i was just woundering if this could do any damage

-Savage- · World Chat Champion Joined: 10 Jun 2005 Karma :

with the thermostat bypassed so the fan and pump is always on?

i dare say if the fan is always on, you will be fine, but if the fan doesnt come on, you run risk of overheating.
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theshmoo · Bottomless Pit Joined: 23 Jun 2004 Karma :

The fan runs from a different switch. The only thing that will happen is you bike will take longer to heat up.
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MattEMulsion · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Aug 2004 Karma :

Why are you running it with no thermostat? It is fitted for a reason you know.
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stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

Do you mean the fan switch or the thermostatic valve.

If it is the latter, you will need to leave it a lot longer to warm up. It shouldn't be getting too hot at this time of year. Why did you take it out?
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lee125 · World Chat Champion Joined: 18 Dec 2005 Karma :

it stopped opening so i took it out and hav not been able to get one yet

stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

Well, it shouldn't do any real harm providing you are sure to warm the bike up thoroughly every time.

How did you find out it wasn't opening? It is unusual for one to fail without showing obvious signs of damage. There is virtually nothing there to break.

You need to have it sat in a pan of BOILING water for a good 10-15 minutes to see if it opens properly.
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lee125 · World Chat Champion Joined: 18 Dec 2005 Karma :

thats what i did,i saw that the bike seemed to be overheating a little, and i felt the radiator and it was cold and when i took the lid of the radiotor the water was not flowing round,so i took out the thermostat and put it in boiling water and it still did not open and i left it in for 15minutes and nothing happened it was still completly shut