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07-02-2010, 2:06 PM UmrPoolboy Joined on 09-05-2008 Newark, DE Posts 17 overheating Howdy all, My bike's temp gauge is red lining after about 2 miles. I've read through some of the other thread about overheating and I can touch the radiator cap fine (it's barley warm). If my temp gauge is faulty, what should I look out for actual over heating? I'll have to wait till next week to get a multimeter to test the thermostat housing with. Also, my thermostat housing is not attached to the desired rubber bracket. That bracket broke and now the housing just kind of hangs by the fork. Would that help cause this problem? _____________________________________________ '79 cx500c    Report

07-02-2010, 2:28 PM Shep Joined on 01-30-2007 UK.2x1980CX500A Posts 7,647 Re: overheating The thermostat housing needs to be grounded.If it's not attached to the engine by the bracket on Ebay your temp gauge will be out.If there's no Air-dam "> that will cause problems with the coils overheating. Ask in the Buying and Selling as some one may have the two parts you need. HTH My Music http://www.reverbnation.com/pauldouglas/ Join Just In Case :) http://globalcxglvtwins.hostingdelivered.com/ Id quot circumiret, circumveniat    Report

07-02-2010, 3:48 PM Randall-in-Mpls Joined on 07-06-2007 Minneapolis, MN Posts 2,629 Re: overheating  UmrPoolboy wrote: Also, my thermostat housing is not attached to the desired rubber bracket. That bracket broke and now the housing just kind of hangs by the fork. Would that help cause this problem? I think you're confusing the temp gauge and the thermostat.  The thermostat housing is attached to the cylinder heads by a metal bracket and a pair of pipes. It's possible that your 7v regulator is faulty, and giving you a false high reading.  It's unlikely the gauge itself is bad. If your engine really is overheating and the radiator is cool, you've got a bad thermostat.  Test running the engine with the thermostat removed from the housing will tell you right away. R '78 CX500 - Black Maggot --> Green Grub / Yellow Grub / Red Grub ???    Report

07-04-2010, 1:14 AM lepchaun Joined on 05-31-2010 worksop notts uk Posts 11 Re: overheating hi i had same problem. have a look on page 1 . 26/6 /10 cx 500 overheating by leperchaun if was not for the people on here i would still be trying to solve my problem thanks again lads hope this helps leperchaun    Report

07-04-2010, 1:27 AM Shep Joined on 01-30-2007 UK.2x1980CX500A Posts 7,647 Re: overheating The temp sensor is located in the bottom part of the thermostat housing.It is fed with a 7v + supply by the Green and Blue wire from the wiring harness.The electrical circuit is completed by the outer casing of the thermostat housing being grounded to the engine and thus to the frame.If the grounding is incorrect the gauge will read high.If the 7v supply is faulty it will also affect the Temp gauge reading.    Should the 7v supply be faulty a cheap new one can be made and it's not very hard as I've just done one, http://globalcxglvtwins.hostingdelivered.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=257 HTH My Music http://www.reverbnation.com/pauldouglas/ Join Just In Case :) http://globalcxglvtwins.hostingdelivered.com/ Id quot circumiret, circumveniat    Report

07-16-2010, 3:10 PM UmrPoolboy Joined on 09-05-2008 Newark, DE Posts 17 Re: overheating My Multimeter finally came in. The Green/Blue line is running 10.5V DC. Thus, if I'm reading everything correctly, I should made my own 7v Regulator based on the above link. Are there any local stores that sell pieces like those anymore? Or am I going to need to order online? The 7v Regulator is the part I was confusing in my original post. It's the black box with the broken bracket and hanging right behind the lamp housing. _____________________________________________ '79 cx500c    Report

07-16-2010, 5:03 PM Shep Joined on 01-30-2007 UK.2x1980CX500A Posts 7,647 Re: overheating Over here in the UK we have an Electronics Chain called,"Maplins" that I can get these kind of things from locally.Radio Shack over there used to be the place but I'm led to believe they don't carry this stuff any more.Have a look in your,"Yellow Pages" as there will most likely be a small Electronics shop/suppliers around that will have the Green 5mm LED you need and the IC chip(They are quite common) and the small heat-sink(Must be used). I didn't even take out the old Regulator on my UK CXs as they are a PITA to get to so just bypassed it as per, http://globalcxglvtwins.hostingdelivered.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=257 problem is they are so cheap you can't usually get just a single one on-line, http://cgi.ebay.com/20-x-L7805CV-L7805-7805-Volt-Regulator-IC-5V-1-5A-/220630114742?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item335e9461b6 Same with the Green LEDS My Music http://www.reverbnation.com/pauldouglas/ Join Just In Case :) http://globalcxglvtwins.hostingdelivered.com/ Id quot circumiret, circumveniat    Report

07-18-2010, 7:23 AM Ronster Joined on 12-31-2008 Western Mass... age 45 / 22 Posts 91 Re: overheating Regulator http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2062599 Led http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2062551 Heatsink http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2102856 All should be instock at you local Shack or order & ship to store free... I pulled  one from a old junked Honda @ scrap yard.. the mounting was different so just connected  and wire tied to harness. 80 CX500 Deluxe / Vetter Fairing. 08 Sportster 90 240sxse 03 Ford Explorer XLT See My modes of transport !!! http://ronsmithweb.googlepages.com/home    Report

07-18-2010, 7:36 AM Ronster Joined on 12-31-2008 Western Mass... age 45 / 22 Posts 91 Re: overheating More info on regulator.. different bike same results...http://www.randakks.com/TechTip41.htm 80 CX500 Deluxe / Vetter Fairing. 08 Sportster 90 240sxse 03 Ford Explorer XLT See My modes of transport !!! http://ronsmithweb.googlepages.com/home    Report

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