Oil Temperature Gauge
Tourer
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From: Piedmont,SC
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Are you installing the gauge from power toys? As, they don't recommend tape. http://www.parts4powertoys.com/OilTe...e_Details.html
Btw. Has anyone installed the gauge above? Any issues with leaks?
Btw. Has anyone installed the gauge above? Any issues with leaks?
Club Member
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From: North East
Yellow ptfe tape is used on gas service, not gasoline. Same compound as white ptfe tape except higher density.
You can order Loctite 565 from McMaster Carr and have it delivered to your front door.
Not suggesting there aren't alternative products that might work. I tend to use what is suggested.
You can order Loctite 565 from McMaster Carr and have it delivered to your front door.
Not suggesting there aren't alternative products that might work. I tend to use what is suggested.
Road Master
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From: ONT
I put the sensor in without changing the oil. As long as the oil is cold / cool and you have it ready to insert as soon as you pull the plug out you will only lose a thimble full of oil. The threads are a tapered pipe thread and as long as you use a high temperature pipe sealant (300 F or higher) you won't have any problems. Put sensor in snug but don't overtighten. You can always tighten it up a little later if you have to. FYI: If you have an oil cooler on your bike you will find it takes at least 1/2 and hour, even riding in hot weather, before the oil shows much temperature on the gauge. This is normal. Sitting in garage idling it will take hours before the oil will come up to temp. You can confirm this by placing you hand on the oil pan after you have run the engine for a while. It will only feel warm to the touch.
Cruiser
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From: Seale, Alabama
I've always thought that this would be a really good project since the air temp guage is useless. But the thought of removing the inner faring isn't a good one. I've had the outer faring off a couple of times. How much more work/difficult is the rest of the faring? Since you have the faring off, you might as well do some other projects while your there, right? Got any suggestions?
Road Warrior
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From: Northern Colorado
I've always thought that this would be a really good project since the air temp guage is useless. But the thought of removing the inner faring isn't a good one. I've had the outer faring off a couple of times. How much more work/difficult is the rest of the faring? Since you have the faring off, you might as well do some other projects while your there, right? Got any suggestions?
Tourer
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From: Lexington, KY
I put the sensor in without changing the oil. As long as the oil is cold / cool and you have it ready to insert as soon as you pull the plug out you will only lose a thimble full of oil. The threads are a tapered pipe thread and as long as you use a high temperature pipe sealant (300 F or higher) you won't have any problems. Put sensor in snug but don't overtighten. You can always tighten it up a little later if you have to. FYI: If you have an oil cooler on your bike you will find it takes at least 1/2 and hour, even riding in hot weather, before the oil shows much temperature on the gauge. This is normal. Sitting in garage idling it will take hours before the oil will come up to temp. You can confirm this by placing you hand on the oil pan after you have run the engine for a while. It will only feel warm to the touch.
Are you referring to the hd oil gauge or the one from powertoys?
I have been syphering whether to put on the oil gauge from powertoys and their instructions do not include tape.
Also curious if any one has had any leak?
Thks
Tourer
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From: Lexington, KY
The directions for powertoys states 10 ft/lbs
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From: Southern Maryland
Agree
As I was standing there looking the bike over, I saw a cut in in my front tire and made an appt to have the bike at the shop Sat AM to get it replaced. I had not read the instructions yet and didn't know that I needed the loctite 565 or that getting it was going to be a problem. So ordering the loctite (now) is out of the question.
When I bought the Permatex last night, they had some high temp stuff, suitable to 450 degree F, but in order to remove it, you need 500 degree heat to soften the stuff, and I just didn't want to do that. I know that the pipe plug removed for the sensor was a bear to get started. Instead I bought the medium strength blue stuff, which is good to 300 degrees F and is similar to the blue Loctite I believe. I would like to at least get the sensor installed and oil added so I can either ride the bike up Sat or put it on my trailer and take it up for the tire change.
It is interesting that Power4Toys doesn't recommend any sealant or tape as they use the fitting as a path to ground. The picture shows only 1 wire to the sensor. HD has two wires at the sensor in a rubber boot, one for power and one for ground I assume, somewhere up near the gauge.
Last edited by Sandcrab; Feb 18, 2011 at 06:32 AM.
