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Dec 27, 2009 | 06:51 PM

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murlsquirl

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Just get the analog one, it works good. About $20 and does the same thing. I have no complaints with mine.

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Dec 27, 2009 | 06:53 PM

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I like this one myself

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Dec 27, 2009 | 09:06 PM

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I like the analog one better, its simple, damn near foolproof and if you get some yellow paint (I used nail polish) you can put a mark on it so you don't have to read the numbers, just see if the needle is 'in the yellow' or above.
The first pic shows what I did, the second shows how easy it is to read even if your like me and wear prescription glasses that make it hard to focus on close things quickly. With the stripe I don't need to see the actual number, the position of the needle is enough to tell me if things are OK or need to be looked at a bit more closely.

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Dec 27, 2009 | 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by schumacher

I like this one myself

Gets my vote. Where do you get it?

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Dec 27, 2009 | 09:54 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Rockyriver

Don't get the digital oil guage. If you get one get the needle guage for $30.00, from Harly

Have had one of these for 3yrs..
Having heard in here a lot of the digital ones takes a dump..

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Dec 27, 2009 | 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by chromedome

Gets my vote. Where do you get it?

I thought that was what this is..

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Dec 27, 2009 | 10:33 PM

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Analog is all you need and works great

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Dec 28, 2009 | 12:17 AM

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I like the Analog better

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Dec 28, 2009 | 06:38 AM

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Originally Posted by chromedome

Gets my vote. Where do you get it?

it's a West Coast Choppers piece

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Dec 28, 2009 | 01:30 PM

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Can you imagine catching someone with their fingers on your stuff??

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