Five bars and flashing sixth on temp

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Hey folks, Valker's kid here. Got a question and I haven't been seeing this particular situation anywhere. I rode through Death Valley and Phoenix yesterday and never got more than three bars on the Engine Temp reading. I'm in Springerville right now adding some coolant because for the last three hours it's been reading the hottest Temp reading I've ever seen and I've only ever seen three bars. Fans aren't turning on despite the temp reading. Engine is hot, maybe only slightly more than normal but I let it cool on the side of the road for an hour and temp reading hasn't changed. Still just blinking and taunting me to hope it's just a goofy sensor. Anybody got any advice or ran into this situation before? Current temp outside is 65? by the way.

PS. Rode it with the bars full and flashing. No overheating that I noticed. Fan is NOT coming on while riding. I am in Magdalena, NM now and will stop for the night. Let me know what you think.
 
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I just had the same issue in South Dakota. My issue was a simple fan relay came unplugged. The relay is located on the left side and I think is the last relay in the back. I wouldn't ride it too much with full bars showing.
 

dduelin

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Loose relay, loose or corroded ground to coolant temp sensor, defective temp sensor.
 
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