oil & coolant guages

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As a new Valk rider I would like to install coolant & oil pressure gauges. Any ideas?

[sandy]

Motosens makes gauges that fit. Hang on to your wallet. Trutel (or teltru?) makes an oil temp gauges that is a dipstick replacement. I've had one for years with no problems.

[Gryphon Rider]

Motosens isn't really an option any more.  If they are even in business, they're not set up to export from Germany, or wherever they are based, into North America.  You might have it easier if you know German.

Autometer has some gauges that will work and look good, with the coolant temperature sender being easier to install than an oil pressure sender.  I really don't think oil pressure is ever an issue and doesn't really need monitoring anyway.  I only added a coolant temperature gauge because I switched to Evans NPG+ coolant which will has potential to have the bike run a bit hotter than with regular coolant.  I installed the sender in the thermostat housing.

[John Schmidt]

Here's my setup on my Tourer. When I installed the I/S tank, I made use of the sender and mounted a fuel gauge in the center between the two big gauges. Then added a temp. gauge on the left and oil pressure on the right. All are the Autometer C-2 gauges which come with blue backlighting so I devised a methof of flooding the big OEM units with blue LED's so they all match. Had them for at least ten years, maybe longer. The oil pressure one was the easiest to install, just remove what's there down by the filter and install an adapter. Then run the wire up to the gauge.

[Gryphon Rider]

The oil pressure one was the easiest to install, just remove what's there down by the filter and install an adapter. Then run the wire up to the gauge.

I guess I was thinking the difficulty is keeping the idiot light functional as well, because it seemed people were having to rig a bit of a contraption to make both work.

[John Schmidt]

The oil pressure one was the easiest to install, just remove what's there down by the filter and install an adapter. Then run the wire up to the gauge.

I guess I was thinking the difficulty is keeping the idiot light functional as well, because it seemed people were having to rig a bit of a contraption to make both work.

Hey Gryph, I didn't set mine up to use both the light and gauge, but it's easy to do. An adapter is needed due to metric threads on the bike and SAE on the sensor from Autometer. Some riders install a "T" and continue to use both, but space it limited down there so I didn't.

PS: Spring is just around the corner, we just haven't reached that corner yet. 

[Flint]

Been working on a fairing and gauges for my bike, these are auto meter gauges and you can buy the 3/4 hose adapter right from auto meter. The radiator hose is more like 7/8 but it will work, and I put a T in the oil pressure fitting you will have to buy that. Flint

[Tfrank59]

Motosens isn't really an option any more.  If they are even in business, they're not set up to export from Germany, or wherever they are based, into North America.  You might have it easier if you know German.

Autometer has some gauges that will work and look good, with the coolant temperature sender being easier to install than an oil pressure sender.  I really don't think oil pressure is ever an issue and doesn't really need monitoring anyway.  I only added a coolant temperature gauge because I switched to Evans NPG+ coolant which will has potential to have the bike run a bit hotter than with regular coolant.  I installed the sender in the thermostat housing.

Pretty cool how you captured the mileage exactly where it is--did you ride around the block 5x to get it there? 

[dconstruct55]

Gryphon,
Cool clock, where did you get it?