Questions about GS oil cooler fitment

[moose]

Hey Lorenzo.
Just want to add a note to your proposal to fit a cooler. b sure to do a oil pressure test prior to and after you get things hooked up. You may notice there is a substansal loss in pressure. That is what I found when hooking up a cooler to my 80' GS 1000. If it is the case with yours u may want to look into a set of high volume oil pump gears. U can hook a pressure gauge to the right side of the motor just above the ignition cover.

[Lorenzo]

Thanks again Ed. I went astray for a moment.

So moose, what would the normal pressure be for this engine?

Would be a case of installing the gauge first, take a reading and comparing it with the postinstall one?

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?135261-GS1000-bolt-question

Did you fit this high volume pump gears? Where did you sourced them?

Could you please offer details on oil line size and on actual thermal improvement ?

Did you Ed experience any pressure drop on your engine?

Yes, the thermostat might be "bypassed" just take care of warming the engine up.

Thanks

[Nessism]

I didn't run the cooler long enough for it to be a concern but pressure loss was on my mind. The high volume gears came on the 750 model and are an easy retrofit onto a 1000. I've got a set I'll sell if you decide to go that way.

[Rob S.]

A picture of my thermostat (I've since painted it black):

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[Lorenzo]

That's an original off the shelf thermostat...
They never gonna fail, ain't they?

[Rob S.]

That's an original off the shelf thermostat...
They never gonna fail, ain't they?

I had to trim it to size.

Put it on winter, take it off summer!

[Lorenzo]

I wonder what's the purpose of the blank on the oil filter cover body.

[sharpy]

I had to trim it to size.

Put it on winter, take it off summer!

Why not just have a cover over ure cooler for winter/cooler days. seems less hassle

[Lorenzo]

Gentleman, enough tomfooleries...
People has got heads to cool over here...

This is the blank I mentioned
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[Buffalo Bill]

Why not just have a cover over ure cooler for winter/cooler days. seems less hassle

Zactly, but simple is not interesting.

[sharpy]

Gentleman, enough tomfooleries...
People has got heads to cool over here...
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Not fooling around. If you want a cool engine spend huge amounts and put Earls Cooler and lines on your bike. You are thinkn too much. you need to just fit good stuff thats been done before......

[Rob S.]

Why not just have a cover over ure cooler for winter/cooler days. seems less hassle

That's what that piece of cardboard is. Is there an easy, snap on, snap off type of cover?

[sharpy]

piece of plastic and two huge rubber-bands or inner tube cut offs does the trick

[Rob S.]

piece of plastic and two huge rubber-bands or inner tube cut offs does the trick

So I've got a piece of cardboard and two huge twist ties. What's the diff? Goes on once a year, comes off once a year.

[Lorenzo]

sharpy, .that piece looks the job!!

What cooler has you got? I was sourcing a TL1000 one but the mounting brackets are too far apart to mount it on the threaded holes in the two front frame tubes (spaced 3,9''/10cm against the 5.5''/13,97 of the TL cooler).

Of course I could fabric a bracket but, I have a vague penchant for stock looking mods...

Still waiting for a qualified answer about the purpose of the blanked hole on the oil filter cap.

Having the bike, a similar blank on the oil pressure switch housing, plus the threaded holes ont the frame, it seems like Suzuki just stopped an inch from fitting the cooler herself.

Maybe (point of question) the blank in the filler cap could be threaded to accept the flow of oil to the cooler and the blank on the pressure switch housing to accept the return?

And, gentlemen... do not feud over a piece of cardboard

Answers please...