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Was gone about two hours running errands this morning.
Temps in the low 50s rolling on both 2 and 4 lane roads.
Oil light never came on at idle and gauge never got below about 10 PSI.
Go figure.
I think of my oil pressure gauge as a low resolution thermometer.
At highway speeds on a blistering hot day, it might read 13 or 14 pounds.
On a 40 degree day at the same speed, it will be close to 20.
20882159[/url]]So you think it was the temps preventing the oil from getting to thin? (in turn keeping the pressure up?) Just curious.
The reason I ask, is I will ride in temps like that, pull into the garage after the ride, pull the dipstick and the oil does not even feel hot...just warm. Temps in Michigan this time of year do a good job of keeping the engine cool.
I had an oil temp dipstick that even in the summer never showed above about 145 degrees. I even started a thread about it.
I replaced it with a different one and it reads the same.
During this mornings riding (over 60 miles) it never showed much above 100 degrees.
I'll bet your pressure is fine, and your pressure switch/wiring has an issue. That's what I'd check first.
I haven't had a chance to look at it since it happened, been really busy at work and at home. But yeah, it's probably something like that, the bike was running fine and wasn't making any weird noises or racket when the light was on.
I went out and had a look today after work. First thing I noticed was the light still came on when I started the bike but the light seemed like it was only partially on. As if it wasnt lighting up fully. So I let it idle until the rocker boxes were warm.
While it idled I looked into the filler hole to see if oil was circulating. I couldnt see anything because its a small opening and the oil level is too far down to see it, so I took it out for a short ride and got the oil good and hot.
When I got back I noticed the oil light wasnt on at all now so I pulled the dipstick and see its about 1/2 a quart from being full so I topped her off and went for another short ride. No oil light, no clattering or other noises so I put her back in the shed.
No idea what caused the light to come on to begin with but I do recall that the first time I noticed it, the light was really dim like it was this afternoon. As if it was only partially lighting up. The strange thing is when I shut the bike off and the oil light comes on it is bright and easily seen even in daylight.
Not the bulb. If you can get an oil pressures sender that's not too expensive, that would be a good first try. I don't think they are that expensive. Better would be to get a real oil pressure gauge and put it on, if at least temporarily, just to see what the actual pressure is.
Heres a pic of the oil light. It looks like its only partially lit.
When the light comes on at start up or shut down its bright like the neutral and high beam lights.
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