Took out the air temp and popped in the oil temp gauge from HD. Much better use of the lower left gauge housing!!! For anyone else making change, the air sensor module is in the speedo and tach housing, right between the two.
Really? Right in the trash?? You don't think someone would want to buy that?!?!?
Looks good and a much, much better use of that space.
How was the install?
How long did it take?
You didn't happen to take any pictures during the install did you?
HSP it was pretty straightforward. I was messing around with HIDs and oil change at the same time so I can not say how long it took. Once the fairing is off just unplug the air temp gauge, twist the bezel and out it comes. On the oil pan, just to the right of the engine oil drain plug is another plug, remove that and place in the the one from the kit with the temp sensor. Hardest part is zip tying wire harness to frame so it looks nice (Big fingers, little spaces).
Here's a plug for the HD service manual. It is very handy to have. I was looking all over for the air temp sensor thinking it had to be some place other than in the speedo housing. But a check in the appendix for sensor locations and it tells you right there where to go.
As far as selling the air temp gauge, my conscious wouldn't allow me to benefit monetarily by continuing it's uselessness in this world. I'd rather encourage the buyer to just get the oil temp kit.
Replacing a piece of equipment that has no practical value with one that actually indicates a reasonable estimation of a oil temperature sounds like one less thing to worry about. Just my opinion though.
Don't take it personal but the oil temp gauge is as worthless as the air temp gauge. Actually its probably even more worthless. The only thing it will do is cause you to stare at it and freak out when you see the temps, especially in the summer. Guess what it is in no way shape or form an indicator of how you engine is running. And. FYI oil temp isn't monitered by the ecm, that alone tells you how meaningless it is.
Well, as useless as some point out this gauge to be, I'm really enjoying it. It's interesting to notice changes when at highway speed as opposed to stuck in traffic. What was really cool (no pun intended) was the temp it reached when I took the bike up Mt. Washington last weekend. Up near 290! Actually tmd, I'm glad you talked up the high heat levels these engines can take because I was going to ask about the 290 or so degrees. So thanks for that info.
That being said, that was my point of the post in that at least this oil temp gauge actually measures something. As for the benifit of us knowing that, well, as noted above there are differing opinions. What we all seem to agree on is the shark is where it's at!!!
I'm glad your enjoying it and not taking my comments personally. The only reason I posted them is because people will install the temp gauge not knowing what the true running temps are then totally freak out trying to figure out how to make it run cooler when it fact its running just as it was designed to. Enjoy and ride on.
I am having my gauges modded for lights and faceplates by jim at Gaugemods and am VERRY happy with the service, the only hiccup is the speedo faceplate was sent to Jim in KPH. so I am sure it can be made in metric. They are also making a custome faceplate for the oil temp. gauge to match the rest. Worthless or not at least it dosent piss me off to stare at a gauge that tells me its cold outside.
I did this mod too but switched gauges so the oil temp is above the oil pressure on the right side. I deleted the ambient temp gauge....and amp gauge is below fuel now.
I have to thank the OP. I am in the middle of installing my oil temp gauge and have been scratching my bald head trying to figure out where location 107 was. Thanks for making it easy on me. I guess I really should buy the manual.
I like the idea of the oil temp gauge. I understand both sides of the argument. It at least gives you an idea of where your temps are at. The air temp gauge is as useless as tits on a bull frog. My air temp gauge should just say F'ing hot. I live in the desert and it's always pegged to the right.
The one you installed would be the silver face gauge ???. it's the same as my bikes gauges.
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