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    Oil cooler line routing

    I've asked this before, I'll try again.

    I've seen pics on this site of cooler lines running from the cooler in front of the engine around the outside of the cylinders to behind the cylinders. Why don't GS owners route them over the top of the engine? Is there just not enough space in the gas tank tunnel?

    That's the way the lines were routed on my third-hand '73 Kaw Z1, completely avoiding the headers.

    It doesn't matter to me anymore, I've got a very short distance to travel from my cooler to the oil passages on either side of my '82 1100e's oil filter cover. I was just wondering.
    1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red

    2016 XL883L sigpic Two-tone blue and white. Almost 42 hp! Status: destroyed, now owned by the insurance company. The hole in my memory starts an hour before the accident and ends 24 hours after.
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    The shorter the distance the better. Over the engine makes for a long run, and the hoses are in contact with other parts (which is never desirable).
    Ed

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      #3
      Originally posted by Rob S. View Post
      I've asked this before, I'll try again.

      I've seen pics on this site of cooler lines running from the cooler in front of the engine around the outside of the cylinders to behind the cylinders. Why don't GS owners route them over the top of the engine? Is there just not enough space in the gas tank tunnel?

      That's the way the lines were routed on my third-hand '73 Kaw Z1, completely avoiding the headers.

      It doesn't matter to me anymore, I've got a very short distance to travel from my cooler to the oil passages on either side of my '82 1100e's oil filter cover. I was just wondering.
      I run my cooler lines between the carbs and air box (one line between 3 + 4, other between 1 + 2) up and over to the cooler bolted to the front of the frame. I use a couple of zip ties to suspend the lines from the frame above the engine. Been running them like this since 1978 on 750s, 850s, and 1000Gs and it has worked for Lockhart and DeRale oil coolers without a problem.
      Last edited by Guest; 06-04-2014, 01:36 AM. Reason: adding sig line

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        #4
        Originally posted by DonL View Post
        I run my cooler lines between the carbs and air box (one line between 3 + 4, other between 1 + 2) up and over to the cooler bolted to the front of the frame. I use a couple of zip ties to suspend the lines from the frame above the engine. Been running them like this since 1978 on 750s, 850s, and 1000Gs and it has worked for Lockhart and DeRale oil coolers without a problem.
        That's what I was talking about.
        1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red

        2016 XL883L sigpic Two-tone blue and white. Almost 42 hp! Status: destroyed, now owned by the insurance company. The hole in my memory starts an hour before the accident and ends 24 hours after.

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