2013 te449 overheating and I am not sure why

[Khaaf162]

I need help can not pin point why my bike is overheating. A little background took bike last October to shop because computer said fail and would not start. It was not till March that I got my bike back after I was told the coil wires broke and I had to replace the whole harness. After I picked up my bike had it home for about 20 min and had the wires fixed bike ran fine the first couple nice days we had. I took it on a ride about 40 miles on all back roads no stopping bike ran fine. When I came back into town with a little traffic bike started breaking up and died. I let it sit for a little while and it started right back up rode for about 5 min and died again. Once I got it home i started looking for the problem and found that the wire for the sensor on the bottom of the right rad had been rideing on the motor and melted. I fixed this thought the bike would be good to go i was wrong. I rode it to work the next morning and it was fine it was a little under 50 degrees out side that morning. When I left work i made it about half way home and the bike died i can not find a problem. The fan works the rad is full and the pump is working. The only mods i have done is 7602 raceing rad guards, and Zipty oil rec. kit because I found bearings in the oil during all this. If anyone can help please do.

 

[F1000]

I don't have an answer, but I have a question. What makes you think it is overheating?

 

[Suputin]

Did you ever have a problem with oil pumping out the airbox and running down the left side of the motor? When that happens oil tends to run down the rad and coat it in sticky oil. Ride the thing in the dirt and you get a rad clogged with oily dirt which as you can imagine is not conducive to cooling.

The rads also do not have an overflow bottle. Any overflow is dropped on the ground.

 

[F1000]

You have described a lot of problems, mostly electrical, and the bearing (sorry to hear about that), but nothing to indicate the bike is overheating. If it was overheating it would feel really hot and there may be some steam coming out of it. Is it doing any of that. I am not sure it is an overheating issue. Please give more descriptions.

 

[Khaaf162]

Well it always feels hot they all do but i do no longer think it is overheating. I think that the injector was dirty i am on my 3 tank of gas with a cleaner in it. the problem is getting a lot better and has been fine on the 3 tank so far ( knock on wood)

 

[huskylove]

IT actually sounds like a similar problem a member had with the temp sensor going bad. Which would make sense if you shorted the wires. Maybe the sensor is bad/innacurate. I would purchase a new sensor and try that.

Hard to believe that the injector got "dirty" and cleared itself up....

 

[F1000]

I added a fuel filter between the tanks. With the way the gas cap gets dirty on these bikes it won't take much to clog an injector.

 

[Khaaf162]

If it was the one i read he repost ex and said it was not the sensor but I was going to try as the next step. It did sit at the shop for almost 4 months and I did not empty the gas when I got it back. I was not thinking and just wanted it to run again. I will find out in about 3 hours when i get off work. It is very hot outside and that is when it was shuting off on me but thanks for all the input. I love this site for that reason.

 

[Khaaf162]

Did you ever have a problem with oil pumping out the airbox and running down the left side of the motor? When that happens oil tends to run down the rad and coat it in sticky oil. Ride the thing in the dirt and you get a rad clogged with oily dirt which as you can imagine is not conducive to cooling.

The rads also do not have an overflow bottle. Any overflow is dropped on the ground.

I had the rads off the bike and cleaned very well inside and out to make sure there was no clogs.

 

[Tinken]

The injector probably isn't clogged and you need a new sensor. If your fan is coming on and your not puking coolant, you probably are not hot. If you are puking, switch to my waterless XF Coolant. Exhaust plays a major role here and if you are stock, then that could be your heat issue.

 

[Super5onic88]

I'd be looking into the coil ground wire on the engine. Extend it and hook it straight to the negative battery post.

 

[gergte310]

sounds like the temp sensor to me you probably think the bike is hot because the fan keeps running.

 

[Cosmokenney]

The only mods i have done is 7602 raceing rad guards, and Zipty oil rec. kit because I found bearings in the oil during all this. If anyone can help please do.

You found bearings in the oil? Did you fix that? I think I would start there.

 

[Khaaf162]

It seems to be running a lot better now after a few tanks of gas with cleaner in it. I was planning on getting a new exhaust but spent the money on the oil recirculation kit from Zip-ty to try and keep the TL in one piece this time. That is where the bearings came from.

 

[Tinken]

It seems to be running a lot better now after a few tanks of gas with cleaner in it. I was planning on getting a new exhaust but spent the money on the oil recirculation kit from Zip-ty to try and keep the TL in one piece this time. That is where the bearings came from.

Wow, never heard of the TL bearings going out. It's a sealed bearing too. Next time I have my side case off, I'm going to remove that seal to make sure it gets oiled a bit better.

 

[Khaaf162]

It was the one fitted to the TL on the outside. The one that u can see with the clutch cover off.