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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 07:26 AM
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Welcome to the forum Eddie!

As you can already tell the Air Temp gauge is well known to be worthless. Why the MOCO Engineers can't relocate the probe to a place that works is beyond my knowledge. You would think that if a hack like me knows how to fix the problem an Engineer at HD should...........
 
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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 07:30 AM
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I love the complaints about the air temp guages.
Is the one in your car (if you have one) any more accurate? Mine reads 5-10 highall the time, do I rant against Jeep because of that? Nope - better things to do.
The Formotion temp guage I put on my Road King reads 5+ high most of the time. Do I rant about that? Nope, serves no useful purpose IMHO.
 
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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 09:52 AM
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Is the one in your car (if you have one) any more accurate?

Yes. Always with in a degree or two of what the weather reports are.

The Formotion temp guage I put on my Road King reads 5+ high most of the time.

Do you own an Ultra? You would then realize that 5 degrees would be close enough. I've had my Temp Gauge pegged out when it's in the mid 60's. That is the reason we TALK about it.
 
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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 10:00 AM
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I'd just like to find mine on a 08.
When I looked at everybody elses. Mine was not there.
I removed it and went to a Oil Temp gauge
https://www.hdforums.com/m_2400514/m...tm.htm#2403796
But I never did find the sender?
 
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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 10:36 AM
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Now thats funny
ORIGINAL: acftdr

It's basically a meat thermometer, and you're the meat. When it reads 110 degrees, dinners ready! You're thighs should be a golden brown...
 
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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 10:55 AM
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The one on my '08 is accurate. Did they move the sensor in '08?
 
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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 10:55 AM
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I'm not sure where the zip 77520 is from, but I'm glad it's not around here. daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa:e ek::e ek::e ek::e ek:
 
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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 10:58 AM
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AIR TEMP GUAGE WORTHLESS...
OIL PRESSURE IS A ?
VOLTS.. PUT A METER ON UR BATTERY. 4 GET THE GUAGE!
FUEL IS OK WHEN 1/2 TANK.. 1ST 1/2 VERY SLOW.. 2ND HALF VERY FAST!
SPEEDO IS OFF A LITTLE. TACOMETER, UNKNOWN... PROBABLY CLOSE.
RULE OF THUMB.. WHEN ITS COLD OUT BRING A JACKET.
KEEP UR TANK FULL.
HOPE UR OIL PRESSURE IS GOOD.
MANY YEARSRIDING (37) MANY HOGS.. SAME OLD ****.
WOULDNT RIDE ANY OTHER BRAND
 
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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 11:01 AM
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ALSO.. WHEN ITS COLD OUTSIDE YOU LL FEEL COLD..

WHEN ITS HOT OUTSIDE YOU WILL FEEL HOT
 
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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 01:59 PM
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One more interesting tidbit...

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