For those that have installed the oil temp guage. Did you have to Instal an oil sensor and if so does it come with the HD guage or do you have to buy it separately.

 

I am going to buy one today in fact in a few hours. Book said everything is included.

 

I had to install a sensor. Sensor comes with gauge. I'll never put a oil temp gauge in again, too much stress.

 

What stress did you have?

 

I installed the McKewan oil temp gauge a few years ago, and it was very easy. The sensor screwed into the oil pan where there was a plug (not the two drain plugs). Ran the sensor wire up into the fairing, replaced my air temp gauge with the oil temp gauge and was good to go. Depending on the thread size on the sensor, you might need an adapter for the pan threads (depends on the brand of oil temp gauge), but other than that it should be pretty easy.

Here is one of many found with google:

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Unfortunately that damn gauge is like a target I seem to look at at stop lights and fret over. Also there seems to be some confusion over what temp the damn thing actually reads when the needle is straight up and at 10 o'clock and so forth. I was better off not knowing. I think I'll get the tape out and do to that gauge what we did to the gauges of our street stock road race bikes and cover it up!

 

All in all it was an easy change out. I did have to purchase the adapter for the sensor to pan though. Thought that was kinda f#^%&( up ... But was fairly simple and is much more useful than a gauge to tell me it's hot/cold out....

 

Unfortunately that damn gauge is like a target I seem to look at at stop lights and fret over. Also there seems to be some confusion over what temp damn thing actually reads when the needle is straight up and at 10 o'clock and so forth. I was better off not knowing. I think I'll get the tape out and do to that gauge what we did to the gauges of our street stock road race bikes and cover it up!





LOL, I know what you mean. It is just another point of reference. I also have the HD Dipstick temp gauge, and it correlates pretty closely to the fairing gauge. I verified them both with an Infrared temp gauge used for automobile engines and it was close. Close enough for government work, as they say.

 

Tempted to get the dip stick one.. That way I am not riding down the road looking at it. Maybe I will just put tweeters in all the gauge holes and be done with gauges..... "Its just a dummy gauge" I heard that somewhere.

 

If you're thinking about getting an oil temp gauge then be prepared to shell out $500, $150 for the gauge and $350 for an oil cooler once you know how hot your oil is running.