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Old 04-14-2007, 07:25 PM
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Which dip stick/temp. guage do you guys reccomend for my fatboy. I would like to be able to keep an eye on oil temp., especially in the Texas heat. Is the HD LCD one good? Any others I should look at?

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i just put the non digital one on my deuce, one quick glance at it is all it takes to read.
 
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I like the look of the regular HD one as well. Is this the one you put on ST DEUCE?

Are the dipsticks the same length as the OEM dipstick? I only ask b/c I had a guy tell me he bought the LCD gauge and the dipstick was so short, it didn't register any oil on it. Didn't make sense, but just thought I would ask.
 
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I like the look of the regular HD one as well. Is this the one you put on ST DEUCE?

Are the dipsticks the same length as the OEM dipstick? I only ask b/c I had a guy tell me he bought the LCD gauge and the dipstick was so short, it didn't register any oil on it. Didn't make sense, but just thought I would ask.
I've got it and I need to go back and talk to them, sometimes mine doesn't read the level and sometimes it does.
 
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I've got it and I need to go back and talk to them, sometimes mine doesn't read the level and sometimes it does.
I assume you mean the LCD gauge. Don't really want to spend that much. Probably will go with the non-digital, any reports on that one?
 
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I have the analog stick in my Heritage and it works well.
You can test in in boiling water to check the accuracy.
Mine was pretty close.
 
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I just bought one for my Fatboy. It works really well. I think it looks better than the lcd one too.
 
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In MHO , Analog is the way to go. One glance and you have an idea of where your oil temp is. With the digital, you have to push a small button, and with winter gloves, that's was a problem for me.
 
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I also have the "dial type", very accurate (checked with a hand held temp gun), dipstick is true also...
 
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I like the look of the regular HD one as well. Is this the one you put on ST DEUCE?

Are the dipsticks the same length as the OEM dipstick? I only ask b/c I had a guy tell me he bought the LCD gauge and the dipstick was so short, it didn't register any oil on it. Didn't make sense, but just thought I would ask.
Doesn't make sense to me either.. if the stick doesnt touch the oil.. how does it measure the temp?? I went with the analog one and it works well
Chris
 
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