1985 FXEF No Oil Pressure???
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Joined: Oct 2011
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From: Carlsbad Springs Ontario
unorthadox ?
There is nothing unorthodox about Harleys oiling system! The engine is almost entirely ball or roller bearings and doesn't need much pressure. My favourite indy calls oil gauges 'worry gauges', because they cause more worry than they are worth. He would ban them on Harleys!
However in this case it does seem Pete may have a problem and should follow through until he is confident his oiling system is functioning fine. Then chuck the gauge in the bin and fit an oil light!
However in this case it does seem Pete may have a problem and should follow through until he is confident his oiling system is functioning fine. Then chuck the gauge in the bin and fit an oil light!
I just meant that as regular engines go .. an oil pres. gauge install is a common request .
Im learning here , but HD is the first i have come across that actually discourages the use of oil pres. gauges etc.???
The HD oil pres. warning lamp sender unit must be a one of a kind ?
Am i correct here ?
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From: Coromandel Peninsula New Zealand
Sorry grbrown ... didnt mean to get any !s going here.
I just meant that as regular engines go .. an oil pres. gauge install is a common request .
Im learning here , but HD is the first i have come across that actually discourages the use of oil pres. gauges etc.???
The HD oil pres. warning lamp sender unit must be a one of a kind ?
Am i correct here ?
I just meant that as regular engines go .. an oil pres. gauge install is a common request .
Im learning here , but HD is the first i have come across that actually discourages the use of oil pres. gauges etc.???
The HD oil pres. warning lamp sender unit must be a one of a kind ?
Am i correct here ?
Its the same as any other near enough, more than 4psi and the light goes out. Most motors with a gauge run shell bearings, they need 20-40psi at idle and the consequences of pressure drop are almost instant.
A ball bearing motor just needs enough flow to get the bearings wet and enough pressure to get up to the rocker gear.
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From: Bedford UK
Sorry grbrown ... didnt mean to get any !s going here.
I just meant that as regular engines go .. an oil pres. gauge install is a common request .
Im learning here , but HD is the first i have come across that actually discourages the use of oil pres. gauges etc.???
The HD oil pres. warning lamp sender unit must be a one of a kind ?
Am i correct here ?
I just meant that as regular engines go .. an oil pres. gauge install is a common request .
Im learning here , but HD is the first i have come across that actually discourages the use of oil pres. gauges etc.???
The HD oil pres. warning lamp sender unit must be a one of a kind ?
Am i correct here ?
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