Its taken a while but I'm finally ready to start jetting my 500 and I'm just wondering what coolant temperature I should be looking for. I remember my engine builder saying that he would expect my engine to have problems if it exceeded 60 degrees celcius (from memory) after he cut the head profile but I've read of other 500s on here reaching ~90 degrees celcius...
My 1987 engine is running an AAEN expansion chamber, 88.5mm bore, 11.2:1 compression ratio, 1.72mm squish clearance, 98 RON octane (New Zealand), 196 degrees of exhaust duration, Keihin 40mm PWK, stock reed cage and an oversize YFZ450 radiator.
Does anyone know what temperature range that I should hope for for an engine built similarly to mine?