Anybody do the oil pump spring kit for better oil pressure?
#21
Why not just stretch the stock spring for free.
#22
I ordered the ERT kit and will report my findings, I am going to start with the blue spring, it should raise idle pressure to 10 and cruising pressure at 2,000 rpm to about 36, the kit also comes with a special tool so you don't have to remove the cam plate, am going to put it in this weekend.
#23
the kit also comes with a special tool so you don't have to remove the cam plate
#24
my 99 tc88 FLHT had zero oil pressure at hot-idle for 70,000 miles. At 60K, I was considering installing the 95inch kit so one day at the dealer, I asked them to do a leak down test, compression test (so I could easily convince myself that the engine needed to be refreshed) and the tech came back and said "still in factory spec for new - you got one of the good ones".
I always thought when HD put oil pressure gauges on their bikes it was the dumbest thing they did - the EVOs and TC88s, reading 0 at idle would freak people out! I was asked, "what do I do about 0 oil pressure at idle?" i said "put black tape over the gauge, problem solved"
I always thought when HD put oil pressure gauges on their bikes it was the dumbest thing they did - the EVOs and TC88s, reading 0 at idle would freak people out! I was asked, "what do I do about 0 oil pressure at idle?" i said "put black tape over the gauge, problem solved"
#25
my 99 tc88 FLHT had zero oil pressure at hot-idle for 70,000 miles. At 60K, I was considering installing the 95inch kit so one day at the dealer, I asked them to do a leak down test, compression test (so I could easily convince myself that the engine needed to be refreshed) and the tech came back and said "still in factory spec for new - you got one of the good ones".
I always thought when HD put oil pressure gauges on their bikes it was the dumbest thing they did - the EVOs and TC88s, reading 0 at idle would freak people out! I was asked, "what do I do about 0 oil pressure at idle?" i said "put black tape over the gauge, problem solved"
I always thought when HD put oil pressure gauges on their bikes it was the dumbest thing they did - the EVOs and TC88s, reading 0 at idle would freak people out! I was asked, "what do I do about 0 oil pressure at idle?" i said "put black tape over the gauge, problem solved"
#26
I think you may have over done it. Even with the 30% increase spring I have never seen my oil gauge peg out. If it did I would go to the 15% increase spring. I did at first use Zipper's spring shim on the stock spring, but I shaved it to half it's thickness before installing it, it was about 1/8" thick. That seemed be a reasonable increase.
I was thinking of exactly the same thing before winter; shaving the slug down, so thanx for the measurement. I'll wait until I'm not daily riding tho.
#27
I enjoy reading opinions on these forums. At $12.95 plus delivery why not install it. have you read this http://www.baisley.com/oil_spring_product.htm
#29
I'll bite, what are you looking for? I've riden two winters now with the 15% installed in down to 35*. extra time on warmup, then go. no differece warm oil pressure is the same as summer
#30