Moving oil cooler 12 ultra

[bobrk1]

Has  anyone  moved  the  oil cooler  on their  dresser? Its  in front  of  the  regulator  and  the  heat from  it causes it to  fail . I  was  thinking  about  trying  to  raise  it up to  get  it better  air flow  and  wondered  if  anyone  else  has  done  it and  how  they  did  it .

[Coyote]

12s had bad regulators from the factory.  It had nothing to do with their location.

[PoorUB]

Harley put oil coolers in front of the regulators on many years, just 2012 had significant issues. Figure it out, it isn't  the oil cooler location!

[Norton Commando]

12s had bad regulators from the factory.  It had nothing to do with their location.

That's correct--there were bad regulators on the '12s, but not all regulators were faulty.  There's a post somewhere on this site that identifies the faulty regulators by serial number.  I have a 2012 FLHTK and fortunately my regulator is not on the defective regulator list.

Jason

[Buglet]

  Cycle Electric makes probably one of the best replacement regulators made in the USA, they recommend not placing them by a oil cooler. I guess either they are not good or they don't know what there talking about. Where are the Harley regulator made.

[Appowner]

The regulator generates heat of it's own.  And electronics (regulator) are subject to shorter life spans and burning out from too much heat.  So why would you hide a regulator behind a heat source to begin with?  Whether it can tolerate it or not.

[PoorUB]

No argument that it is a poor place for a regulator, or oil cooler, (which is it?), but there are hundreds of thousands of Harleys on the road and failed regulators is not high on the list of problems, except in 2012.

I would like to know what the temperature difference for the regulator is while running down the road, oil cooler and no oil cooler. I wouldn't be surprised if it is not that much difference.

[Coyote]

The stock oil cooler holds 1 ounce of oil. Seems more for show than anything else.

[Thermodyne]

Has  anyone  moved  the  oil cooler  on their  dresser? Its  in front  of  the  regulator  and  the  heat from  it causes it to  fail . I  was  thinking  about  trying  to  raise  it up to  get  it better  air flow  and  wondered  if  anyone  else  has  done  it and  how  they  did  it .

I didn't move it, just swapped it out for a Reefer cooler, and they sit lower than the oem.

Past that, Cycle Electrics Inc sells an upgraded regulator that is better positioned for air flow over the unit.  And its also a more efficient regulator.