Smitty42
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2021 RT is now at the dealer awaiting further diagnosis. I have owned the bike since March of this year, and a couple of weeks ago, I took it out for the first time in temperatures above 95°. When I went under 20mph, I got a high temp indication and a message - High Engine Temperature, which would go away above 25mph. I checked that the fans were running and the coolant level was good. I decided to try to duplicate the problem 2 days ago, and it was still there. The dealer was having a free pancake breakfast today and I called the dealer yesterday and asked if they could check it out - they said no problem. They took it in and duplicated the problem, the only thing that I did not check was the temperature of the radiator, which they did, and it was cool to the touch, hence no circulation. Pretting embarrassing to me that after over 30 years of troubleshooting complex electronic problems I failed to think the issure through. They did a history on the bike and they had replaced the water pump in Aug of 2024. So now it is setting at the dealers awaiting further diagnosis. Since the water pump is not even a year old the obviouse culprit is the thermostat. However, the problem did not occurr until the outside temprature was over 90, unless you let it idle for a long period of time. Rode it down to the dealer who is over 20 miles away, temprature was in the mid 70's and through town without an issue so it could be a faulty water pump. Since it is under warranty I'll let the dealer do the work.
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