Thanks Larry. I had read that Honda said the same thing about a similar issue. I'll keep a close eye on that orange screen. Now the question is- how in the world will I know when my thermostat gives up. I guess when my mpg drops from a fairly constant 38 to low 20s right? Might choose to change in every two years- I know you do yours annually.
Thanks Larry. I had read that Honda said the same thing about a similar issue. I'll keep a close eye on that orange screen. Now the question is- how in the world will I know when my thermostat gives up. I guess when my mpg drops from a fairly constant 38 to low 20s right? Might choose to change in every two years- I know you do yours annually.
also, did you change the t-stat or did a shop do it? Did you/they flush the system and clean the overflow bottle? If there's stuff floating around in there, it will just contribute to another failed one.
have you tried removing ALL of the accessory fuses and replacing them? Maybe one is bad, or going bad, and flickering like a neon light bulb?
I think I'll just change the t-stat every couple years for peace of mind. And yes I did the t-stat myself, twice coz I took it out to bench test it- it passed. Flushed the radiator and overflow too.
Now wouldn't that be something. All this trouble and expense for a couple bucks worth of fuses. still- will give it a shot. A falling apple led to space exploration right..
So you watch big bang theory too huh
Just for giggles, have you tried removing ALL of the accessory fuses and replacing them? Maybe one is bad, or going bad, and flickering like a neon light bulb?
Larry
Now wouldn't that be something. All this trouble and expense for a couple bucks worth of fuses. still- will give it a shot.
I hear you Tom but if you read the thread you'll see that the new t-stat was removed, bench tested, passed and reinstalled. Doing the same thing with another new one and expecting different results would be..let me see...what's that definition of madness?cheap easy fix if it was me, I'd put in another new one and flush
That was retested by the shop too- and it passed.Wiring is fine too. Really perplexing.Or the ECT was the other variable. What about the wiring there? Or the replacement ECT itself?
Bazinga!
Don't waste your money or your time. Fuses cannot magically regenerate themselves once they have blown and they would never flicker like a neon bulb. Back to our regularly scheduled program...
Igofar et al, ready for this! Got the bike back today and I'm in the last half of a 200 mile test ride. Get this - 3 bars the whole time, not even a flicker. The work order states everything tested was perfect except "throttle body synch was far off". So fixing the synch and cleaning the throttle body was it!?
I'll leave it to the more tech savy to draw a connection btw un-synched cylinders and wacky temp readings. Very glad the whole bike is now- can't resist- insynch
Scooter..you do bring all the balloons and pomp to the party don't you.:8): Not sure what else they did but if they hibernate like forever..I'm cool with that. Or at least until the next owner..heheheWell I'm glad that the symptoms have hibernated for the moment however there is no correlation between throttle body synchronization and engine coolant temperatures. TBS will only affect the idle performance of your motor...