In a message dated 6/16/06 10:23:14 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time,
chasilberry@... writes:

I'm new to the group. I bought an '80 GS 850 new and loved that bike.
While browsing Craigslist came across an '82 close to my home and
bougt it. I've been looking at oil coolers,as i had a derale on my old
one with integral temp swithch,and found out derale no longer makes
motorcycle coolers. What I can't remember is how the cooler was set
up.Do I need to find an adaptor plate,or are there oil journals I can
connect to without an adaptor? Any help greatly appreciated.


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I've got a '78 and '79 GS550 -- both with coolers. They work by replacing
the oil pressure sensor cover with a special cover that has two additional
connections for tubes going to (and from) the cooler. It's easy to find coolers,
but without the cover specific to your bike (they are not all the same), you
won't be able to use them.


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