Last fall I noticed that my temp display was not registering anything even after an extended period of time on the trail.
No symptoms of over heating but decided to proceed with due diligence anyway. I pulled out the coolant temperature sensor and proceeded to check it out by heating water in a pot and checking resistance as the temperature increased. It behaved as per the diagnostic procedure in the service manual. Next, I checked continuity from the sensor right up to the display and all appeared OK as well. I chalked it up to a defective display and not about to change that expensive part. No biggie I said to myself. I can ride without it.
In December even though it was -10C after about an hour of technical slow riding the MIL light came on solid. No problems detected and it cleared itself once I parked overnight. It was fine in the morning. I did take notice at that time that the fan did not seem to come on or certainly not as frequently.
Fast forward to today. A balmy +2C so decided to look at the issues a little deeper. I brought up the temperature of the coolant to 90C as measured with an external precision thermometer and the fan never came on. I jumped the themo switch wires and the fan kicked in without any issues.
So, long story short I just placed an order with Alibaba for the thermo switch and the coolant sensor just for the heck of it.
Total price including shipping $49 CAN.
UFORCE 2016
No symptoms of over heating but decided to proceed with due diligence anyway. I pulled out the coolant temperature sensor and proceeded to check it out by heating water in a pot and checking resistance as the temperature increased. It behaved as per the diagnostic procedure in the service manual. Next, I checked continuity from the sensor right up to the display and all appeared OK as well. I chalked it up to a defective display and not about to change that expensive part. No biggie I said to myself. I can ride without it.
In December even though it was -10C after about an hour of technical slow riding the MIL light came on solid. No problems detected and it cleared itself once I parked overnight. It was fine in the morning. I did take notice at that time that the fan did not seem to come on or certainly not as frequently.
Fast forward to today. A balmy +2C so decided to look at the issues a little deeper. I brought up the temperature of the coolant to 90C as measured with an external precision thermometer and the fan never came on. I jumped the themo switch wires and the fan kicked in without any issues.
So, long story short I just placed an order with Alibaba for the thermo switch and the coolant sensor just for the heck of it.
Total price including shipping $49 CAN.
UFORCE 2016