Ray R

Thank you Greg and Skeeve for your summation. I appreciate it. Can I throw a wrench into this discussion? One which will no doubt get this topic to the magic 60 pages Greg is hoping for.. I'm installing a factory race kit (1200 Sport) which includes a remapped ECU. What impact would these engine temp sensor modifications have on that mapping?

YOU KIDS BEHAVE!!!! DON'T MAKE ME STOP THIS CAR!!!!!

Ok....after all this, I'm still trying to figure out the right thing to do. I have my tank off for other reasons, and so replacing the sensor housing would be easiest if I did it now. Does ANYONE know of an instance where the plastic failed, broke, or otherwise disintegrated all on its own without someone attempting to remove it? If so, I'd be inclined to replace it with brass while the convenience factor is there...and of course insulating said brass fitting with the appropriate strip of duct tape as Greg suggests. If not, I'll leave well enough alone and wait for failure sometime down the road and just cuss again at the fuel "quick release valve" when it doesn't quick release again. And if I use the brass fitting, is it appropriate to use the copper antisieze to fill the air gap between the sensor and head in all cases? Or only if my bike is running too rich? And is that rich condition only experienced during warm-up? Or all the time? Or is it a case of YMMV? Sorry, I know all the answers are imbedded in here somewhere. I just don't have the patience to take another 4 hours of my life to review all the posts again.

GEEEEZUUUUSSSSSS!!!! I just read through this entire thread. There's 4 hours of my life I will never get back! Just doing my part to add to the BQ....being my first post and all.