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Old Aug 7, 2023 | 10:24 PM
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Does anyone know what is the psi rating on the oil pressure switch?
 
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When the engine is hot the oil switch will blink on and off or even stay on - if the spring is still in it its around 5 or 6 pounds

picture the switch up when asking they make a pile of different ones - but with out the spring its around 2 or 3 pounds before blinking

its not a car engine it only needs a bit of flow to survive - it was not designed for what we think is oil pressure
 
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Old Aug 8, 2023 | 08:20 AM
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Well that might work if it has a spring which on the 45 it’s a diaphragm.
So wondering what is the pressure load number?
 
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Again - a picture it might be for a Jeep as its 1/8 X 27 tapered pipe thread even today they use that thread but car switches are 25 pounds at idle before the light comes on - a 45 pump on a cold day hot at idle 3 or 4 pounds maybe
 
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Some of the harley switches -the new one to the right has the spring
 
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Old Aug 8, 2023 | 12:42 PM
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I’ve cut the new ones open, from Vtwin and other aftermarket’s and what I found is that they have diaphragms not springs.
 
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You mean screen John, not spring.
 
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If you take out the screen it lets more pressure to the switch. I've done it and it works.
 
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Old Aug 8, 2023 | 07:22 PM
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Hold the phone, there’s no spring in or before for the psi switch , only diaphragm.
 
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