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Author Topic: anyone using the oil temp gauge oil dipstick?  (Read 1783 times)
Eric58701
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« on: March 24, 2017, 08:43:29 AM »

i am going to order some "stuff" for my valk and i was wondering if anyone is using tru temps oilt temp gauge dip stick for crank case, good, bad,  ok ?
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« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2017, 08:54:12 AM »

Yes, good  cooldude
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Jess from VA
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« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2017, 09:46:09 AM »

Yes, two of them.   cooldude

They come in two size sweep gauges, 1 3/4", and 2".  If you have the Kuryakyn trans covers, the edge of the 2" gauge just barely touches the right trans cover.  I put a tiny piece of electrical tape between (on the trans cover) to stop vibration rubbing.  I probably have some slight rubbing under the tape, but the gauge hides it anyway.  The smaller gauge does not touch.  I have one of each.

The Valk is a marvelous machine which rarely causes worry, but I have a few times been caught up in stop and go traffic on super hot high 90s days, where I started to worry about bike temp.  Fan cycling on and off, or just staying on.  If fully stopped, you shut the bike off until time to move, but in slow but constant stop and go, that's not so good.  So I look down and it's hard to read the tiny numbers from the drivers seat.  

So what I did with both was cut a narrow arrow shaped sliver of black electrical tape and stuck it over the 220* mark on the gauge face (as a benchmark).  220* is the temp where you want to start paying attention, my bike has rarely ever been there, and only over 220* a couple times in those high 90s stop and go situations.  Now, if I have any worry for whatever reason, I can look down from the driver's seat and easily see that the gauge is reading under or over my benchmark.... instead of unsafely staring at the dang thing trying to read the tiny numbers on the gauge.  I suppose you could take a file corner and abrade a benchmark on the outside edge of the stainless sweep bezel at 220*, but the tape is very visible and user friendly from the bike's seat.

Also, the unit's square base screws down over the dipstick hole upright and you need to use a box or small adjustable wrench to just snug it up on an Oring.  This is a nice feature so some thief can't just grab and walk away with it.  But you must not use your hand on the gauge to unscrew it against being snugged up, or you turn the unit temperature adjustment, and alter it to an inaccurate reading.  Always use a wrench on the square base to unsnug it.  If you forget and do this by accident, you can return the adjustment to accurate by sticking the dipstick into a pot of boiling water and adjusting it back to 212°F.

I don't remember if the TelTru has an oil level line, but I would not use it in any event.  When changing oil, I always use the OE dip to check and adjust level, then replace the TelTru unit.  You could always get the oil level just perfect with the OE dip (bike level), then stick the TelTru down in there, pull it out, and drag a file edge across the oil line, so the TelTru has an accurate oil level line.

http://www.teltru.com/s-95-honda-motorcycles.aspx
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Gabriel
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« Reply #3 on: March 24, 2017, 10:34:50 AM »

Unless you live in Denver where it boils @ 203 degrees, 201 @ 6K
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Savago
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« Reply #4 on: March 24, 2017, 11:25:30 AM »

+1 on them, they are high quality and supposedly made in USA.

Have one in my I/S for over 2 1/2 years and works perfectly:
https://goo.gl/photos/dho2nKx3JVYsEESN8

I would go with the 2" dial (bigger is better).
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SCain
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« Reply #5 on: March 24, 2017, 11:46:49 AM »

Thought I would throw out my .02 here. They are great gauges, very well made and a great idea,
I have them on both of my valks, but,  its just another gauge that takes takes your eyes off of the road to see that your oil temp is fine. Oil temp has never been an issue that I have heard of.
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Steve
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« Reply #6 on: March 24, 2017, 12:46:04 PM »

Unless you live in Denver where it boils @ 203 degrees, 201 @ 6K
Altitude's affect on boiling temperature is not an issue in a pressurized system like a typical automotive/motorcycle engine water cooling system.  The pressure cap keeps the internal pressure at whatever the cap's pressure rating is.
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Eric58701
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« Reply #7 on: March 25, 2017, 08:36:00 AM »

great reviews, thanks guys, i am mosty looking at it as dress up item, and with a little function as well.
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BINOVC
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« Reply #8 on: March 26, 2017, 01:12:27 AM »

I had one but took it off.  I don't like needing a wrench to check my oil level.
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