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Old 02-03-2011, 06:13 PM   #21 (permalink)
redyaris
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Originally Posted by tomauto View Post
I wonder why the owner of the Honda 230l being air cooled chose to not have an air inlet for the motor to cool down. He stated that he would spray water on the motor to cool it down. Couldn't be good for the motor at all!
I suspect that the problem is that the air that does get inside the fairing is not being ducted too the engine and away from the engine, in a way that is effective for cooling. in general if you spray water onto an air cooled engine in the same way that rain would spray on it it is harmless.

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