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Post by steve99 on Sept 24, 2017 8:37:50 GMT 1
Hi all
Continuing with building my box of bits into a bike here's another question
Does the RD250LC have a thermostat? Parts catalogue suggests not?
cheers
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Post by rigga on Sept 24, 2017 9:24:37 GMT 1
Nope not standard fitment
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Post by steve99 on Sept 24, 2017 9:30:20 GMT 1
Cheers
Strange having a housing and then not fitting a stat
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Post by earthman on Sept 24, 2017 11:35:15 GMT 1
That does sound strange to me too, what's the reason for no thermostat then??
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Post by stusco on Sept 24, 2017 17:15:44 GMT 1
I think you can fit one but it involves a spacer
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Post by 4l04ever on Sept 24, 2017 19:38:25 GMT 1
No thermostat = yen saved :-)
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Post by earthman on Sept 24, 2017 19:49:40 GMT 1
No thermostat = yen saved :-) That's got to be the reason then. Lol |
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Post by richclare on Sept 25, 2017 10:30:13 GMT 1
Hi Steve,
There is a thread on here which discusses this topic. I think it was started by 'robin'. I believe there was a thermostat on the Japanese model but not here. You can do a retro fit if you want.
HTH
Rich
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Post by richclare on Sept 25, 2017 10:39:30 GMT 1
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Post by JonW on Sept 25, 2017 23:47:12 GMT 1
Ive turned a small recess in one of my LCs thermo housings to use the snowmobile stat sans gasket. simple to do (takes seconds) and said to be effective.
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Post by richclare on Sept 26, 2017 6:40:33 GMT 1
Have you got any photos Jon....
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Post by steve99 on Sept 26, 2017 7:49:47 GMT 1
Hi Steve, There is a thread on here which discusses this topic. I think it was started by 'robin'. I believe there was a thermostat on the Japanese model but not here. You can do a retro fit if you want. HTH Rich Thanks Rich I am going down the originality route so will go with no stat Cheers Steve |
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Post by richclare on Sept 26, 2017 8:10:17 GMT 1
Hi Steve, There is a thread on here which discusses this topic. I think it was started by 'robin'. I believe there was a thermostat on the Japanese model but not here. You can do a retro fit if you want. HTH Rich Thanks Rich I am going down the originality route so will go with no stat Cheers Steve No worries Steve, I've bought a thermostat but waiting to see how the bike runs in standard form. I will then try to see what affect it has. Rich |
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Post by mikee on Sept 26, 2017 9:53:26 GMT 1
it used to be a ford escort thermostat that was retro fitted bitd there was a service bulletin issued , usually done at first service along with the other mods (carbs,pipes,brakes )
saved you taping up the radiator in winter lol
mike
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