Banshee Noob Posted March 6, 2018 Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 I have a 2004 banshee with a pro design cool head. But after a hour of riding my cool head is. Hot. Not as hot as the pipes but it’s. Hot to where I can’t hold my hand on it verry long. Is that normal. ? I have a temp gauge hooked up to the hose that come off the head and it hasn’t read above 150. Is this normal I have 18cc domes in from what the guy I got it from said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ride.race.live Posted March 6, 2018 Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 (edited) well everything motor wise is going to get hot.... and if your temp sensor isnt reading that high i'd say your ok.... unless your temp sensor is out of whack.. but if it was too hot you would be spewing coolant. Nothing on your motor should be "warm to touch" other then your stator cover and clutch cover which MAY get a warm at best.... why is this being a concern for you? is it not running good Coolant temps wll depend on motor build.... on my old stock stroke ported motor I was hovering 150-160 (with various cooling mods) My 10 mil cub hovers around 160-180 Edited March 6, 2018 by ride.race.live Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banshee Noob Posted March 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 2 minutes ago, ride.race.live said: well everything motor wise is going to get hot.... and if your temp sensor isnt reading that high i'd say your ok.... unless your temp sensor is out of whack.. but if it was too hot you would be spewing coolant. Nothing on your motor should be "warm to touch" other then your stator cover and clutch cover which MAY get a warm at best.... why is this being a concern for you? is it not running good Coolant temps wll depend on motor build.... on my old stock stroke ported motor I was hovering 150-160 (with various cooling mods) My 10 mil cub hovers around 160-180 Its running great. But. I just wanted to make sure it wasn’t a problem. I’m just not the greatest at figuring stuff out with banshees. But. I’m in the process of building my first one so I can learn more about them !! Thanks for the help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ride.race.live Posted March 6, 2018 Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 Get a clymers manual it will help you loads on your 1st couple times building it. Also if you do some searching on here. there's a good few build threads with step by step instructions. If you do ask additional questions.. to help others help you... make sure you tell people what mods and specs are of the bike... Also if you do plan on building it yourself... #1 thing you need to look into getting is a leak down tester (or make yourself one) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialblend07 Posted March 6, 2018 Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 Cool head is primarily to adjust compression, not reduce heat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginger Posted March 6, 2018 Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 if your running 18cc domes, check your compression you will be borderline with pump gas depending on elevation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleeper06 Posted March 7, 2018 Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 What fuel you running, it's more than borderline. Check your compression. See if you can see writing on piston tops so we can see bore size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banshee Noob Posted March 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 19 hours ago, ginger said: if your running 18cc domes, check your compression you will be borderline with pump gas depending on elevation. Elevation is 800 and compression is reading 165in both cylinders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banshee Noob Posted March 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 15 hours ago, sleeper06 said: What fuel you running, it's more than borderline. Check your compression. See if you can see writing on piston tops so we can see bore size. Stock bore size. Just with race port. 165 psi compression Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banshee Noob Posted March 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 15 hours ago, sleeper06 said: What fuel you running, it's more than borderline. Check your compression. See if you can see writing on piston tops so we can see bore size. Running 110 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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