Hot Stuff

The Fuzz has been having a bit of trouble with his motorcycle lately.  Actually it has been going on since last summer.  On the highway it does fine, but once it is warmed up, if he slows down, it would run hot.

This was not a big problem this winter.  And his ride to his former job was practically all open road.  But with a bit of time on his hands, he decided to do something about it.
Using his Test Light he found that this "Thermostat" (circled above) was not activating the fan. 

Finding that a replacement, would have to be ordered, at about 50 bucks, The Resourceful Fuzz decided to simply bypass the thing, and add a manually operated switch.

He had thought to simply attach the new switch to the crash bars with a hose clamp.  That's the way he usually fixes these things*.  But upon further reflection, he realized that it would be possibly easier to mount the thing though this plastic cover.  And it would look "Profesional" if not quite as cool. 

He did manage to get the thing mounted, and now the fan will actually work.
But when he took it out for a test, while not exactly overheating, it did still run close to the red.  But the weather is pretty hot these days. 

Yes, it is hot.  The weather service is calling for 102° tomorrow.  It will be a good day to go to the river.

*The Fuzz can really identify with this stuff!