Engine temps low

[DieselTwitch]

Today was the first day after an engine rebuild the bike ran great for the first half of the day. After about then the bike wouldn't not idle I figure this is just a valve adjustment. At the end of the day I took the a look at the oil and its getting milky, showing me that the engine is not getting up to temp. I do have a Thermobob on the bike. I figured after a rebuild the engine would be producing too much heat. It was a good powered day. 3ft! I'm wondering if the engine need s cover at this point? Thoughts?
12' 500xcw Ktm

 

[machinehead]

Could just be condensation, however I would check your coolant level.
Milky oil can indicate coolant is migrating into the lube system.
Maybe recheck head bolt torque ?

 

[cade123]

If I was you I would try enclosing your engine. The cold powder snow constantly hitting the engine will make it hard to keep warm. Well atleast what I have found out. Maybe try wrapping the header also.

 

[needpowder]

Doesn't the t-bob have a place to hook up the temp gauge? If not you just add one inline then you know for sure what your temp is at. Saying that , i would think you would need engine covers in 3 ft of pow.

 

[capulin overdrive]

Hopefully condensation?




Sure it wasn't air filter messing with you?




I was out there today, and had trouble getting the thing to breath.


Unless you did one heck of a job on the cover, just seems like that kind of snow would fill the cover up and turn into a block of ice?

 

[WaBackcountry]

Never see ice with my Moto365 cover but WA tends to have warmer temps than much of the country.

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[DieselTwitch]

Could just be condensation, however I would check your coolant level.
Milky oil can indicate coolant is migrating into the lube system.
Maybe recheck head bolt torque ?

I just checked it and it my be a little low. I will be checking tq on the head this week as well as the valve job. Only thing that makes me think its not that is i run almost 100% pure propylene glycol.

If I was you I would try enclosing your engine. The cold powder snow constantly hitting the engine will make it hard to keep warm. Well atleast what I have found out. Maybe try wrapping the header also.

I'm planning on a building and engine cover this week using Aerocell Sheet Closed cell foam. I agree the engine was getting blasted with pow.

Doesn't the t-bob have a place to hook up the temp gauge? If not you just add one inline then you know for sure what your temp is at. Saying that , i would think you would need engine covers in 3 ft of pow.

I have one on the way!

Hopefully condensation?
Sure it wasn't air filter messing with you?
I was out there today, and had trouble getting the thing to breath.
Unless you did one heck of a job on the cover, just seems like that kind of snow would fill the cover up and turn into a block of ice?

The cover I'm building is going to be pressed tight on the engine to try and minimize that problem..

 

[mrsnaglepuss]

How is your intake? If you are injesting snow Into throttle body or carb this could be putting water into crankcase causing oil to go milky.