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Old Apr 9, 2013 | 07:02 PM
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Default PV..how long can you run a datalog?

I'm having a problem. oil is transferring from engine to the primary. Harley "wont believe me" so they are having me go into local dealer which I've already done, and they will document fluid levels, then they want me to ride 1000 miles and compare..
My question is since I'm going to just take a trip and log the miles, How long can I do a datalog/auto tune session, since I'll be running a 1000 miles. Is there a limit?
 
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Old Apr 9, 2013 | 07:11 PM
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Wtf would they do that... Just put a solvent dye in the engine oil and run the mother f for an hour - drain the primary fluid - and check!
 
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Old Apr 9, 2013 | 07:15 PM
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Why do you think oil is going from the engine to the primary? I doubt you'll need anything close to 1000 miles to get the data log info you need to adjust your tune. However, I think you could run it for as long as you like...I might be wrong about that, but regardless, it will run for whatever time it needs to do the job.

Lots of good info here https://www.hdforums.com/forum/elect...a-logging.html

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Wtf would they do that... Just put a solvent dye in the engine oil and run the mother f for an hour - drain the primary fluid - and check!
Stop looking for simple solutions to problems. Don't you know the more times he comes into the shop, the more he will spend!?!
 

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Old Apr 9, 2013 | 07:32 PM
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I know the engine oil is going into the primary because as oil on dipstick is lowering, oil is gaining in primary at the same rate. I have to work that out with HARLEY. My question is since I'm going to run the 1000 miles for "their" documentation, I just wondered since I'm doing that is there a limit on how long I can run a Datalog for Autotuning? It has nothing to do with my oil issue.
 
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Old Apr 9, 2013 | 08:56 PM
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you can run a datalog for as long as the internal memory on the pv allows you to. now, how long that is, idk....
 
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Old Apr 9, 2013 | 09:06 PM
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thanks skratch.
anyone know how long memory/miles run?
 
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you could always try it and see. at worst, it'll just end when it runs out of memory. at best, you will have populated a whole bunch of cells.
 
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Old Apr 10, 2013 | 04:05 PM
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So I would lose the log when it runs out of memory?
 
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