Oil Cooler for my GS1150 purchased from Grumpy1260

[Elimax]

Hello everyone:

I bought an oil cooler from grumpy1260 for my 1984 GS1150 (same as the GSX1100 in the UK).  

My problem is:  I don't know how to properly attach the woven steel-surrounded rubber pipes to the linkages to both the cooler unit (looks like a radiator) and the engine.

Do any of you know how to properly do this?

Thanks very much!

Elimax

[Gixer1460]

Some pictures of what you bought and front of engine will help as there are a few different solutions depending on what you've got! 

Basically you have to fit the cooler (the radiator bit) under the headstock and positioned not to restrict the forks from hitting on max lock both ways. Cooler may be mounted fittings up or fittings down - personal choice but 'up' can get a bit more involved! If 'down' use straight or angled fittings to avoid headers and get down to oil filter level. If its a true GS1150 there should be oil cooler ports already - remove existing fittings and use either screw in adaptors or banjo's to terminate ends of braided hose. Its not rocket science, just takes some thinking and pondering about!

[Dezza]

Plenty of videos on this on youtubes. I find the trickiest bit is getting the end of the hose into the threaded retaining collar. It really helps if you have a vice with soft jaws to hold the collar and then feed the hose in a little at a time using a flat bladed screwdriver.  Oil the threads and hoses. Cut the hoses after wrapping where the cut goes in masking tape using an angle grinder with a 1mm disc. Wrap the anodised fittings with masking tape or you'll scratch the surface. before making any cuts, fit the cooler to the bike and the fittings to the engine and the cooler so you can get the correct hose routing cos if you cock it up and cut the hose too short, well, that costs money.

[Elimax]

Thanks guys.

Dezza:  You're absolutely right about youtube...I went there and found what I needed as well.  Thanks again.

Elimax