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Old 05-16-2017, 03:59 PM   #33
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Ok folks-with-coolers, I'd like to hear some testimony before I pull the trigger, just for no other reason than because I'm a bling junky and if it's new, and I want it.

Being a wrenchin' type of guy, I know that cooler oil is better oil. That goes without saying. Other than simply knowing that the engine is cooling better (not that it was overheating previously), is there any actual, physical advantages that you've noticed?

Easier neutrals?
Butter-like shifting?
Double the MPG?
15 more HP?
Valve adjustments go from annually to once every five years?

I can see that over the long haul, it may make the engine last a little longer, but we're not messing with a 100 horsepower, multi-cylinder, behemoth here, it's a 15 HP, small single cylinder Hondoid that's virtually a toy. My lawn mower has a bigger motor.

I've taken my Hondoids on long, dusty trail rides in our Nor Cal 100+' weather and have never experienced any issues or failures, without a cooler.

Soooooooooo.........any input is greatly appreciated. Again, it's new and Mrs. 2LZ TT250 may just need one anyway.
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