Water Temperature Gauge for XTR
 

Hi

Just wondering has anyone fitted a water temperature gauge to their XTX/XTR

good idea...I'm also starting thinking about it for when my engine upgrade happens!

(parts still in Customs)...

I'm considering buying one of these as a little Christmas treat for the Z...

http://www.trailtechproducts.co.uk/a...mperature.html

I'm not particularly concerned about overheating, but it's always nice to know what the engine's doing.

They look great.

I had my own made up one on my 04 XTX, it worked well. The coolant temp runs around 85C most of the time while riding, the fans come on at 105C & cuts out at 98C.

The sensor was fitted inline on the hose between the throttle body & cylinder head.

Nice find - I have ordered the one with the inline water take off. Unfortunately I may have to dispense with Kevs very attractive water cooler unit though

I'm debating which is the best place to fit it - top hose or bottom? The top hose is easier to get to and has a nice straight section to cut on the Z, it will also have the hottest water travelling through it (before the rad), it'll be more influenced by the thermostat opening/closing though.

Let us know how you get on with it...

logically, you would say the bottom, as that is "the result" of the cooling before it goes back into the engine again....

Fit it on the hose between the thermostat & top radiator hose, that will give a more accurate engine water temperature reading. Measuring it after the radiator will only show the temp of the water entering the motor not the motors actual water temp.

:gsmile:

I always thought the top hose was best (as you'd want to know what temp the hottest water is), but this chap on You Tube in his tutorial on fitting the said meter (WR450) goes for the bottom hose, which made me doubt my decision...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvVe1XGfp2Q

Still, he may have got the wrong hose, but it's quite handy to see it all go together in the flesh (and the tacho too, which might be handy for R/X owners wanting a rev counter).

You right, top hose on the XT.