Anybody know which K75 models and years when the under tank heat shields were used, if at all ?
My '95 Standard K75 didn't have any when I got it and can't remember if it has any glue residue where it might have been.
My interest is from using Side Tank Panniers and not a Tankbag during the heat this summer (90°-95°). I believe they were the cause of intermittent and radical misfiring, by blocking normal air flow/cooling. The problems were remedied by a cool down period. That seemed to return the fuel supply to normal. I have used side tank bags for longer than a few years, but must have not been under the same circumstances. This summer there were no problems at highway speeds, but, after a couple of instances at lights and slow traffic in small towns the fuel pump was noticeably louder and there was lot of misfiring. Fuel in the tank was not low.
Have I heard of boiling fuel on the early K's ('85-'95) ?
I wasn't completely ignorant of the fact that the heat was extreme behind those bags. I wrongly suspected the fuel pump and after a new pump produced the same results days later, that pretty much eliminated the pump.
I mailed the tank panniers home. I must have or may have stumbled on the obvious cause as no problem for the next 1500 mi on the road or since. Still don't know exactly what the heat was affecting. A lot of things have to be as obvious as the nose on your (my) face to .............
Using a heat shield under the tank may deflect heat from the tank, but even without sidebags the heat that doesn't escape is going to be absorbed above the engine, with what could be borderline heat problems on this model. The K75RT folks must be cooking. Maybe there is an underlying problem on my bike that is causing abnormal heating. Or, I may have overheated the fuel pressure regulator casing improper function.
I did use the search engine and viewed 20 pages and reviewed 25 pages of the "Brick" section before asking about the heat shield material as I think that topic came up recently. (Probably skipped right by it too.) I even copied the recommendations for the material to use. And stored it somewhere.
I'd like to beat the forum search function with a 1/2" Rachet Wrench.
Just curious about heat shielding on these models and do I need some.
Charlie
My '95 Standard K75 didn't have any when I got it and can't remember if it has any glue residue where it might have been.
My interest is from using Side Tank Panniers and not a Tankbag during the heat this summer (90°-95°). I believe they were the cause of intermittent and radical misfiring, by blocking normal air flow/cooling. The problems were remedied by a cool down period. That seemed to return the fuel supply to normal. I have used side tank bags for longer than a few years, but must have not been under the same circumstances. This summer there were no problems at highway speeds, but, after a couple of instances at lights and slow traffic in small towns the fuel pump was noticeably louder and there was lot of misfiring. Fuel in the tank was not low.
Have I heard of boiling fuel on the early K's ('85-'95) ?
I wasn't completely ignorant of the fact that the heat was extreme behind those bags. I wrongly suspected the fuel pump and after a new pump produced the same results days later, that pretty much eliminated the pump.
I mailed the tank panniers home. I must have or may have stumbled on the obvious cause as no problem for the next 1500 mi on the road or since. Still don't know exactly what the heat was affecting. A lot of things have to be as obvious as the nose on your (my) face to .............
Using a heat shield under the tank may deflect heat from the tank, but even without sidebags the heat that doesn't escape is going to be absorbed above the engine, with what could be borderline heat problems on this model. The K75RT folks must be cooking. Maybe there is an underlying problem on my bike that is causing abnormal heating. Or, I may have overheated the fuel pressure regulator casing improper function.
I did use the search engine and viewed 20 pages and reviewed 25 pages of the "Brick" section before asking about the heat shield material as I think that topic came up recently. (Probably skipped right by it too.) I even copied the recommendations for the material to use. And stored it somewhere.
I'd like to beat the forum search function with a 1/2" Rachet Wrench.
Just curious about heat shielding on these models and do I need some.
Charlie
