(12-01-2012, 12:21pm)Tyronm Wrote:

(12-01-2012, 07:17am)simmo Wrote:

(12-01-2012, 06:55am)Tyronm Wrote:

(11-01-2012, 10:20pm)alpal Wrote:

(11-01-2012, 12:27pm)Tyronm Wrote: How many people are ruinning Muzzy fans?
Are they worth the investment or not really required?

I think it can depend on whether you have aftermarket headers or not the original exhaust header is double thickness it has an inner tube (on Gen II anyway) which keeps heat in where aftermarket are single which are externally hotter and usually come out further from head closer to fans

Hmmm Well im running a full acro system and I never thought of this, It might pay just to upgrade to the muzzy for piece of mind...
Has anybody completed a write up on changing the fans?
Do I need to remove the radiator? (GEN II)
Thanks fellas....

You need sort of small hands it helps
good small 10 mm ring spanner & small 10 mm socket
& take your time, it wont be good if you punch a hole in your Radiator

You dont have to remove the radiator
Side fairings off
Drop oil cooler down a bit, 3 by 10mm bolts
loosen top bolts of the Radiator & take bottom bracket bolt out 10mm bolts again, you can move the Radiator forward a bit then so you can get a bit better access to the short 3 by 10 mm bolts that hold the fan in, opps unclip fan wires
When you get the new blades you have to just swap them over, just one bolt, follow the instruction it has a spacer & you could put the blade in backwards,
You will find like Bruce said the are a bit noisy when they cut in
I didn't melt my blades but I did cook one of the fan motors
It gets very hot in there

My hands are not suited to fiddly bits and hard to reach places...

Simmo, Did you say that you were happy to help out with this mod???

(12-01-2012, 01:46pm)simmo Wrote:

(12-01-2012, 12:21pm)Tyronm Wrote:

(12-01-2012, 07:17am)simmo Wrote:

(12-01-2012, 06:55am)Tyronm Wrote:

(11-01-2012, 10:20pm)alpal Wrote: I think it can depend on whether you have aftermarket headers or not the original exhaust header is double thickness it has an inner tube (on Gen II anyway) which keeps heat in where aftermarket are single which are externally hotter and usually come out further from head closer to fans

Hmmm Well im running a full acro system and I never thought of this, It might pay just to upgrade to the muzzy for piece of mind...
Has anybody completed a write up on changing the fans?
Do I need to remove the radiator? (GEN II)
Thanks fellas....

You need sort of small hands it helps
good small 10 mm ring spanner & small 10 mm socket
& take your time, it wont be good if you punch a hole in your Radiator

You dont have to remove the radiator
Side fairings off
Drop oil cooler down a bit, 3 by 10mm bolts
loosen top bolts of the Radiator & take bottom bracket bolt out 10mm bolts again, you can move the Radiator forward a bit then so you can get a bit better access to the short 3 by 10 mm bolts that hold the fan in, opps unclip fan wires
When you get the new blades you have to just swap them over, just one bolt, follow the instruction it has a spacer & you could put the blade in backwards,
You will find like Bruce said the are a bit noisy when they cut in
I didn't melt my blades but I did cook one of the fan motors
It gets very hot in there

My hands are not suited to fiddly bits and hard to reach places...

Simmo, Did you say that you were happy to help out with this mod???

You better bring over a big bottle of Southern comfort then

(11-01-2012, 10:20pm)alpal Wrote:

(11-01-2012, 12:27pm)Tyronm Wrote: How many people are ruinning Muzzy fans?
Are they worth the investment or not really required?

I think it can depend on whether you have aftermarket headers or not the original exhaust header is double thickness it has an inner tube (on Gen II anyway) which keeps heat in where aftermarket are single which are externally hotter and usually come out further from head closer to fans

(20-01-2012, 08:44am)Tyronm Wrote: Fan blades were all good, non melted yet...
The pipes on the Ackro system do sit very close to the fans and would assume they are putting out more heat then the stockies.
This mod just gives piece of mind!
A HUGE thanks to Simmo for his help... Enjoy the Southo!

(14-01-2012, 07:48am)CeeJay07 Wrote: If Pete's got none left, Schnitz are selling 'em for about $35 and roughly the same for postage.

(22-01-2012, 08:04am)CeeJay07 Wrote: Not at all Pete...Gen 1 I meant........just trying to point out an option in case you had none left.......exchange rate seems ok at the moment. No harm intended Pete.