Temp gauge trouble shooting

[terry.tz]

@declan the answer is in the name for expansion

[declan]

@terry-tz I get that but why does my other bike not have one

[terry.tz]

I don't know I mean really it depends on what you put in it and the temps to whether you need it I'm finding this funny this seems to be a hot topic at the moment with YouTubers as their all a bunch of b!tchy girls on cam

but if I was gonna move one I would just make a smaller one and put it somewhere else but I wouldn't get rid of it I mean considering radiator caps are normally in front of you I don't fancy testing the safety feature I don't think it's that safe on a bike

[declan]

@terry-tz said in Temp gauge trouble shooting:

I don't know I mean really it depends on what you put in it and the temps to whether you need it I'm finding this funny this seems to be a hot topic at the moment with YouTubers as their all a bunch of b!tchy girls on cam

what?!?

[Calum]

You want an expansion bottle.

If you run evans waterless coolant, the coolant won't expand so they become unnecessary.

But I would still have one.

[terry.tz]

@calum this is not true if you heat something it will expand simple Evan's is not magic and I was definitely not insinuating to use it neither lol and I would definitely not wont to test a cap with Evan's in my radiator hot chemicals on your skin can't be comfy not calling you on this just think it's best we stay away lol

[terry.tz]

@declan ok I wrote that wrong really but what is it exactly are you asking

[declan]

@terry-tz I think I got the jist if it after a while so the Evans stuff even at max temp you can remove the rad cap?

[terry.tz]

@declan no this is not true if you heat something it will expand

[Calum]

That's the whole point of the evans coolant. The temperature necessary to pressurise the radiator system is significantly increased.

As such it needs a higher temperature applied to it in order for thermal expansion to be a noticeable factor.

Hence why the coolant is used, it reduces the pressures exerted in the closed loop system.

Most radiator caps require .3 bar of pressure to actuate. In normal operating procedures, evans coolant doesn't hit this sort of pressure, ergo an expansion bottle isn't necessary for most of the yime.

But I still run one regardless.

[Darty]

@calum Dont get me started on Evans coolant....

Utter shite.

[Calum]

@darty Go On...

People swear by it.

I'm running it, as on paper, I can see the benefits.

[terry.tz]

I'm not participating in this debate

[declan]

@terry-tz hahaha

[terry.tz]

@declan have you thought about just making it smaller and moving it

[Jens Eskildsen]

Evans actually run hotter than normal cooling, so yeah, not for me either.

[declan]

@terry-tz it's not an issue I was just wondering why not all bikes have them

[terry.tz]

it was probably just a way to save money I mean really you could make any bike not need one or car but it's more of a safety thing really

[declan]

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New tyre yo

[declan]

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