Heres a few pics of my cooling/heating system for my KX500.
The carb heater could be sized for any carb including a
smarty.This one adds about 3/4" to carb length.I could reduce
this to 5/8" or so.Diameter could be shrunk a bit,too. I plumbed
this in parallel with my thermo bob bypass hose.It helps to put
it in the bypass circuit because when the stat closes it forces
coolant thru the heater. Im sure it would work fine without a
stat too, I just never tried. With this setup I never have to
worry about over/underheating or carb ice.One shut off valve
on either side of the heater lets you adjust flow or remove your
carb without losing all your coolant.
OK. Thats it for me,Im dirt biking for the next 6 months!
![DSC00534.jpg DSC00534.jpg](https://www.snowest.com/forum/data/attachments/183/183834-dde6a929add6368c313396c20dcbda1f.jpg?hash=3eapKa3WNo)
The carb heater could be sized for any carb including a
smarty.This one adds about 3/4" to carb length.I could reduce
this to 5/8" or so.Diameter could be shrunk a bit,too. I plumbed
this in parallel with my thermo bob bypass hose.It helps to put
it in the bypass circuit because when the stat closes it forces
coolant thru the heater. Im sure it would work fine without a
stat too, I just never tried. With this setup I never have to
worry about over/underheating or carb ice.One shut off valve
on either side of the heater lets you adjust flow or remove your
carb without losing all your coolant.
OK. Thats it for me,Im dirt biking for the next 6 months!
![DSC00526.jpg DSC00526.jpg](https://www.snowest.com/forum/data/attachments/183/183777-a0674036fcb2777f3318e8c6ad349368.jpg?hash=oGdANvyyd3)
![DSC00527.jpg DSC00527.jpg](https://www.snowest.com/forum/data/attachments/183/183786-2f33cc4333861e6a8859b4751fb74630.jpg?hash=LzPMQzOGHm)
![DSC00528.jpg DSC00528.jpg](https://www.snowest.com/forum/data/attachments/183/183798-e181e4c6d222d55e9210120cd146a8a8.jpg?hash=4YHkxtIi1V)
![DSC00529.jpg DSC00529.jpg](https://www.snowest.com/forum/data/attachments/183/183809-96651be2ad40407083d1b7944a383fff.jpg?hash=lmUb4q1AQH)
![DSC00532.jpg DSC00532.jpg](https://www.snowest.com/forum/data/attachments/183/183816-8dd3cd2c6c391e0c562a19c6a2309d61.jpg?hash=jdPNLGw5Hg)
![DSC00533.jpg DSC00533.jpg](https://www.snowest.com/forum/data/attachments/183/183825-2d5e920627c50a6619b1fcc58f1196ff.jpg?hash=LV6SBifFCm)
![DSC00534.jpg DSC00534.jpg](https://www.snowest.com/forum/data/attachments/183/183834-dde6a929add6368c313396c20dcbda1f.jpg?hash=3eapKa3WNo)