Temperature guage readings vs. operating temperature

[Jens Pedersen]

I too don't have the technical explanation as to why it behaves that way.
I'm pretty sure it's not an operating temperature problem but rather bad
scaling in either the temperature sensor or the instrument. The thermostat
begins to open at 80-84 dec. C and if 95 deg. C is exceeded, the fan kicks
in. So I guess that this range (80-95 deg. C) is the standard operating
temperature. On the instrument, from cold to some 85 deg C the needle moves
a couple om millimeters in the 'cold' range, but from 85 to 95 it moves
half the scale. Not very good. Knowing this, however' I guess it's a
peculiarity you can live with.

Ped
'96 "Black Stealth" GPZ (now 197.000 km :) )
Denmark

2018-04-23 19:28 GMT+02:00 William K Denton <wkdenton at verizon.net>:

> I’ve always been a bit flummoxed by the (low) temperature gauge readings on
> my ’96  GPz1100. Whenever I’m riding at highway speeds and the ambient
> temperature is less than ~90ºF (~32ºC), my temp gauge indicates that the
> coolant temperature is oscillating between the “cold” and just above the
> cold range as the thermostat opens and then closes repeatedly. Contrast
> that
> gauge reading with every other liquid cooled vehicle that I’ve ever owned,
> both two and four wheeled varieties, where full operating temperature is
> usually indicated by a “centered” needle position similar to the three
> bears’ porridge, i.e. not too cold not too hot.
>
>
>
> In my mind, these comparative observation beg the following questions:
>
>
>
> 1)      What was Kawasaki’s normal operating design temperature for the
> ZX1100-E1 and E2?
>
> 2)      What is the actual operating temperature when the temperature gauge
> reads just above “cold” range as mine does when riding in cool weather
> conditions?
>
> 3)      How do #1 and #2 above correlate, and
>
> 4)      Is the temp gauge reading caused by an improper manufacturing
> specification for the selected gauge, or is it actually an operating
> temperature problem, perhaps caused by improper mfg. specification for the
> thermostat?
>
>
>
> Perspiring minds want to know…. ;<D
>
>
>
> Bill in Yardley, PA
>  <mailto:wkdenton at verizon.net> wkdenton at verizon.net
> yam650 Listowner
> '96 ZX1100-E2  "Stealth Rocket"
>
>
>
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