Evolution of the oil cooler adapter 101

[terry]

Okay, while all my GS Pals in the US and Europe (is Britain part of Europe now?) have been freezing your butts off and hiding in your nice warm houses, I have been sweating my ass off on my side of "the pond" out in my non-airconditioned steel garage developing the "Telcool MK4" (thanks Martin) oil cooler adapter for GS Suzy's, I've only tried it on my GS1000, but I think it'll fit most other 4 cylinder models.

Have a look at my revamped gallery, I've culled a lot of the old pics so you don't give up before you get to the latest incarnation, which is a little more aesthetically tastefull than it's predecessors, and is probably more aerodynamic, so if you buy one for your bike, it will probably go faster too, ha ha! (not guaranteed)

http://members.optusnet.com.au/~sherriffbuck/gallery.html

[Anonymous]

Damn, I'm going to have to upgrade!
Still not fitted my MkII yet, its too bloody cold to need it.
I'm looking to fit a thermostat in with mine due to the wide variation in temps we get here. Anyone else done this?

Terry, be aware that I've registered the Telcool name over here as a trademark, I'll take 10% per unit. Heh, heh! Just got to wait for the cash to start rolling in now. I'm rich, rich I tell you! :twisted:

Stop moaning about being in a hot steel box, didn't do Alec Guinness any harm!

[Planecrazy]

Very nice Terry! I may be needing one for my new 1100G when I finish working out the existing projects.

One suggestion, unrelated to the adapter itself. Try taking the pictures from slightly further away and you'll get better focus. If you pull back about a foot more, your camera will be able to focus properly, and you can then use the zoom to get the same effect you tried to achieve by moving closer to the part.

Regards,
Steve 8)

[KW]

So....... assuming I bought one of these here gadgets, how easy is it to fit an oil cooler to my '77 GS750 (i.e. where do the pipes go)? And what size of oil cooler would I need?

[terry]

Very nice Terry! I may be needing one for my new 1100G when I finish working out the existing projects.

One suggestion, unrelated to the adapter itself. Try taking the pictures from slightly further away and you'll get better focus. If you pull back about a foot more, your camera will be able to focus properly, and you can then use the zoom to get the same effect you tried to achieve by moving closer to the part.

Regards,
Steve 8)

Hey thanks Steve, as you can see I'm better at operating my milling machine than I am on my digital camera, I'll try that later today and post some updated pics! Cheers, Terry.

[terry]

Damn, I'm going to have to upgrade!
Still not fitted my MkII yet, its too bloody cold to need it.
I'm looking to fit a thermostat in with mine due to the wide variation in temps we get here. Anyone else done this?

Terry, be aware that I've registered the Telcool name over here as a trademark, I'll take 10% per unit. Heh, heh! Just got to wait for the cash to start rolling in now. I'm rich, rich I tell you! :twisted:

Stop moaning about being in a hot steel box, didn't do Alec Guinness any harm!

G'Day Martin, yeah, you better upgrade mate, the 30 minute warranty has expired on your MK2 now, so you're on your own if your 1260 explodes! Oh, and due to legal reasons, I've changed the name to the Tellcooll now, so sorry mate, no royalties either, ha ha!

I don't know about the thermostat though, I haven't tried it myself and I don't think blocking your oil flow will be a good idea? Isn't Alec Guiness dead? How much harm do you want?

[terry]

So....... assuming I bought one of these here gadgets, how easy is it to fit an oil cooler to my '77 GS750 (i.e. where do the pipes go)? And what size of oil cooler would I need?

They're simple to fit, but you'll need to remove your carbs unless you've got fingers like E.T., ha ha! Any accessory oil cooler should work, I use an old lockhart universal cooler on mine that I bought on ebay for about 25 dollars, that came off a Honda CB750.

[Anonymous]

I don't know about the thermostat though, I haven't tried it myself and I don't think blocking your oil flow will be a good idea? Isn't Alec Guiness dead? How much harm do you want?

I don't think it blocks the flow, just bypasses the cooler. The Permacool one keeps 10% going through the cooler to prevent sludge build up etc.

I think Alec got shot when he blew up that bridge he built.

I'm sorry that you've thwarted my money making idea; I had the same problem with my electronics company, Intell.

[Anonymous]

can you put an oil cooler on a '83 GS650GL ? if so the better question is should I ?

[terry]

can you put an oil cooler on a '83 GS650GL ? if so the better question is should I ?

G'Day Crazy, well I can't think why your bike wouldn't benefit from a cooler in summer, and I gather not much riding gets done in most parts of the US or Europe during the winter anyway, so why not? If it extends the life of your engine, it's gotta be good, doesn't it?

[Anonymous]

HI TERRY

G'Day I mean , just got my little bundle of joy in the mail the other day can't wait to put it on. pics as soon I can . Terry if you go to links on the GS page and look for clubs I'm on Michigan Classics Muscle Bike Assoc. or yahoo Search MCMBA . the site is just starting back up, but there some recent pictures of me and the bike I'll be riding until the GS is up and running. T.

[terry]

HI TERRY

Terry if you go to links on the GS page and look for clubs I'm on Michigan Classics Muscle Bike Assoc. or yahoo Search MCMBA . T.

G'Day Tony, I've saved that site in my favourites, is that blue 1150 yours? That is one mean looking GS!

Hey I like that little pit bike, it's given me an idea, I've got a good Suzy TS185 engine in my garage, and I think I know where I can get a mini bike rolling frame, hmmnnn, maybe I'll start a trend over here in Oz, courtesy of my Michigan mate! :twisted:

[Anonymous]

big Blue

No , But I did get to ride once( :twisted: :twisted: )
It's gone to that GS bone yard in the sky, it was destroyed in a fire.
ken owned it first , then went to Goose who bought another 83 and its now turboed. I'll try and get a pic of that one.

T.

[Anonymous]

Where can I buy one of these oil cooler adapters? I've been wanting to put an oil cooler on my 78 GS1000 but can't find a kit anywhere. I could come up with the rest if I had that adapter.

[KW]

Terry,

Is there still the facility to connect an oil temperature gauge on the Mk4?