Has your China Girl Motorized Bicycle ever over heated?
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Nashville Kat
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Re: Has your China Girl ever over heated?
Four years now- almost all in hot Florida- never had any overheating problems-
Maybe part of that is I'm ALWAYS killing the motor- I probably shut it off more than ANYONE- always at stoplights or any stop signs.
Yet I never go more than about six miles either- this summer I'm hoping to finally maybe take it all the way to the beach here- Across one of the big bridges here and 22 miles or more away-
so we'll see then for sure.
Four years now- almost all in hot Florida- never had any overheating problems-
Maybe part of that is I'm ALWAYS killing the motor- I probably shut it off more than ANYONE- always at stoplights or any stop signs.
Yet I never go more than about six miles either- this summer I'm hoping to finally maybe take it all the way to the beach here- Across one of the big bridges here and 22 miles or more away-
so we'll see then for sure.
Desert Rat
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Re: Has your China Girl ever over heated?
I just let my Opti-2 oil take care of it and keep riding.
Seriously, I've never experienced an overheat condition in five years of HT ownership. I've never had a catastrophic engine failure, never saw any evidence of heat related problems and Colorado's hilly environment can challenge most any engine, especially during our summers.
Overheat might be a condition that racers with highly modified engines being pushed to extremes need to be concerned with. The average rider, who is the majority, will probably never see those conditions.
Tom
I just let my Opti-2 oil take care of it and keep riding.
Seriously, I've never experienced an overheat condition in five years of HT ownership. I've never had a catastrophic engine failure, never saw any evidence of heat related problems and Colorado's hilly environment can challenge most any engine, especially during our summers.
Overheat might be a condition that racers with highly modified engines being pushed to extremes need to be concerned with. The average rider, who is the majority, will probably never see those conditions.
Tom
The_Aleman
Active Member
Re: Has your China Girl ever over heated?
An engine with a "5" plug and an air leak can overheat under a load. So will an engine that's been idling too long.
"Myths" about chinagirls overheating aren't myths, it can happen under certain circumstances.
That said, a properly running engine with no air leaks that doesn't sit and idle for over a couple minutes shouldn't overheat.
An engine with a "5" plug and an air leak can overheat under a load. So will an engine that's been idling too long.
"Myths" about chinagirls overheating aren't myths, it can happen under certain circumstances.
That said, a properly running engine with no air leaks that doesn't sit and idle for over a couple minutes shouldn't overheat.
Ilikeabikea
Active Member
Re: Has your China Girl ever over heated?
I've ridden on some really hot days and never had one overheat. I've had it idling for extended times on hot days with no overheating......
I've ridden on some really hot days and never had one overheat. I've had it idling for extended times on hot days with no overheating......
maniac57
Old, Fat, and still faster than you
Re: Has your China Girl ever over heated?
most don't really even require airflow, just unobstructed fins.
The only air cooled two stroke overheating I've ever experienced was due entirely to mud on the engine. Been ring-dinging over 40 years.
most don't really even require airflow, just unobstructed fins.
The only air cooled two stroke overheating I've ever experienced was due entirely to mud on the engine. Been ring-dinging over 40 years.