[RONNS]

Hi All. I thought I was having the bad ground wire issue with my 02 T-Bird. It's spring and cool out here in the north east USA. The hot light would come on, then go off. Then it would come back on when I put my blinker on and it would blinkk with it, but the other day (temp about 72 degrees out), the light came on then the fan came on and stayed on for about 5 minutes after I had shut the bike off, (I was home and had just parked it). I'm planning on bringing it to the triumph dealer next week. Do you all think this is the best thing to do? Or are there some things I should try first? Ron.

 

[denny]

Have you changed the coolant recently?

Is the coolant level OK?

 

[IrlMike]

Hi All. I thought I was having the bad ground wire issue with my 02 T-Bird. It's spring and cool out here in the north east USA. The hot light would come on, then go off. Then it would come back on when I put my blinker on and it would blinkk with it, but the other day (temp about 72 degrees out), the light came on then the fan came on and stayed on for about 5 minutes after I had shut the bike off, (I was home and had just parked it). I'm planning on bringing it to the triumph dealer next week. Do you all think this is the best thing to do? Or are there some things I should try first? Ron.

Try changing the coolant & give the system a good flush thru' with a hose, you'll be amazed at what comes out.

And, of course, it's possible the pressure cap is faulty.

Mike

 

[lovecuba]

More electrical than hot !

Hi All. I thought I was having the bad ground wire issue with my 02 T-Bird. It's spring and cool out here in the north east USA. The hot light would come on, then go off. Then it would come back on when I put my blinker on and it would blinkk with it, but the other day (temp about 72 degrees out), the light came on then the fan came on and stayed on for about 5 minutes after I had shut the bike off, (I was home and had just parked it). I'm planning on bringing it to the triumph dealer next week. Do you all think this is the best thing to do? Or are there some things I should try first? Ron.

Check all the electrical connections, especially the earth ones, in respect to the water temperature sender unit/warning light. Sounds like a bad earth fault.
Rarely do our machines overheat, it is normal for the fan to stay on whilst the ignition is off for about a minute, when hot engine is detected, in the case you have described, I would not imagine the engine getting to that temperature. Wiring appears to be the problem.

 

[IrlMike]

Check all the electrical connections, especially the earth ones, in respect to the water temperature sender unit/warning light. Sounds like a bad earth fault.
Rarely do our machines overheat, it is normal for the fan to stay on whilst the ignition is off for about a minute, when hot engine is detected, in the case you have described, I would not imagine the engine getting to that temperature. Wiring appears to be the problem.

Note tho' that the fan & warning light circuits are entirely separate. I have a temp gauge on mine & the only time the temp rises above normal is running at standstill or nearly standstill in traffic for a few minutes. If that's not the circumstances occurring just before you get home with the fan running, either the fan switch is coming in too early or you do have an underperforming cooling system.

Mike

 

[karmobRob]

Mike,can you post a pic of your temp gauge set up?
Cheers ROBERT

 

[IrlMike]

Mike,can you post a pic of your temp gauge set up?
Cheers ROBERT

I fitted Trophy/Trident clocks which have a Temp gauge in the centre between the tach & speedo, pretty much a plug in swap aside from a couple of brackets & a bulb removal.

http://www.triumphrat.net/modificat...12-parts-interchangeability-7.html#post974013

Since writing that post I realised that the stock is not a switch & will work fine with the gauge without any mods.

Cheers
Mike