high oil pressure?
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high oil pressure?
It's been 3 years since I last started my 1996 FLHTCI and that season I had all the fluids changed. The bike only has 22000 miles on it and probably 150 miles since the fluid change. Today I installed a brand new battery. The bike started right up. I let it run for about a minute with rpm's slightly above idle. I noticed my oil pressure guage was reading at 40 psi. I can't remember what it used to read under normal riding conditions but on idle it read around 20 psi. Is this normal or is something mechanically wrong due to the bike sitting? Thanks for any/all answers.
When fully cold, mine gets into that range.
Once it's up to full opetating temperature, you can kind of use the oil pressure gauge as a thermometer. If it's a cold day (low 40's), pressure at cruising speeds settles in to 15+ pounds. If it's a blistering hot day, maybe 10 pounds.
As long as your's settles in when warm, it's probably fine.
Once it's up to full opetating temperature, you can kind of use the oil pressure gauge as a thermometer. If it's a cold day (low 40's), pressure at cruising speeds settles in to 15+ pounds. If it's a blistering hot day, maybe 10 pounds.
As long as your's settles in when warm, it's probably fine.
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I use Valvoline 20-50 race or their motorcycle oil.
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What would be the issue with the spring ?
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