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over-heating?

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Hogwylde:
Two things you did that directly contributed to overheating......lots of clutch slippage and lots of wheelspin.  What this all "boils" down to (pun intended  :lol: ) is that you are burning LOTS of fuel and making lots of power......with NO cooling air flowing thru the radiators to keep things cool.  Just remember that you don't have a fan to pull or push air thru the radiator, you have to be moving to force that cooling air thru the radiators.  If you are doing lots of clutch slipping (a heat building endevour in it's own right) and spinning that rear tire a bunch without making any significant forward motion, then overheating is an almost certainty.

mikesmith:
Try the watter wetter,it helps keep the temps down.Water cools better than anti-freeze,but you need it to lubricate and stop feezing,mix 50/50.

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