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Oil pressure gauge or not?

Started by jd8181, February 26, 2012, 04:04:50 PM

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jd8181

I have an 03 night train with a 95" kit. I was thinking about getting an oil pressure gauge but was not sure whether or not it was worth it or not. I was just wondering what you guys think? Also I read a lot of places that the Harley oil pressure will start leaking sooner rather than later. so what brand would you recommend?
2003 Night Train 95" SE Pistons, S&S Cams, Hooker's , SERT, etc....
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tdkkart

 All it will do is make you freak out thinking your engine is broke. You'll end up adding an oil cooler, ridiculously priced synthetic oil, new oil pumps, camplates etc.  In the mean time, your neighbor with no oil pressure gauge will be riding around oblivious to the entire issue and his motor will last just as long as yours.

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rbabos

I like to run one. Then I can see what's normal from long term use and see if anything changes. This is how I found out the 5 micron HD filter starts to plug up around 2.5k. Mind you I take my reading on the after filter port, not the oem location.
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jd8181

Quote from: tdkkart on February 26, 2012, 04:19:33 PM
All it will do is make you freak out thinking your engine is broke. You'll end up adding an oil cooler, ridiculously priced synthetic oil, new oil pumps, camplates etc.  In the mean time, your neighbor with no oil pressure gauge will be riding around oblivious to the entire issue and his motor will last just as long as yours.
Lol I already have an oil cooler, synthetic oil, high flow oil pump,camplate, and etc. (most of that was done when the 95" kit was done.
2003 Night Train 95" SE Pistons, S&S Cams, Hooker's , SERT, etc....
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Jaycee1964

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I have and really like the Harley Guage 75138-09
It is out of the way enough so your not staring at it all the time but at a glance tells you what you want to know.  It is expensive but I liked the style and saved for it.
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