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Old 07-24-2008, 06:27 PM   #17 (permalink)
Alan_Hepburn
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Originally Posted by DaveMc View Post
...This is true especially because the heat is not even over the engine (the rear cylinder usually gets hotter than the front one). With water cooling, the heat is more evenly managed over the engine surfaces.
I've heard from a few people that HD has the engine computer actually shut down the rear cylinder at idle to keep the temps down - I have no idea if that is true or just people thinking they know what they're talking about?
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