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Offline KB02

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Oil pressure gauge source
« on: October 05, 2007, 10:51:19 AM »
Other than eBay, does anyone know of a good sorce for an Oil pressure gauge for the SOHC 750's?
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« Reply #1 on: October 05, 2007, 11:09:29 AM »
 Do you want an engine mounted gauge or the actual shop tool Bob?
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Re: Oil pressure gauge source
« Reply #2 on: October 05, 2007, 11:39:59 AM »
Engine mounted type.
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Re: Oil pressure gauge source
« Reply #3 on: October 05, 2007, 11:47:59 AM »
Try Ken at Cyclexchange cyclexchange.net
he has nice ones.
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« Reply #4 on: October 05, 2007, 12:38:42 PM »
Try Terry in Australia (member), he use to have them.

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Re: Oil pressure gauge source
« Reply #5 on: October 05, 2007, 05:01:51 PM »
Thanks Bob, but I don't have any right now. I bought a nice one from "Chitown Choppers" awhile ago, the adapter was crap (drilling and tapping your gallery plug is a bad idea, IMHO) but the gauge is excellent quality.

Make sure you buy an oil filled gauge, the sharp variations in oil pressure when you crank on the throttle can flick the needle right off a non oil damped gauge. Cheers, Terry. :)
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« Reply #6 on: October 05, 2007, 05:11:17 PM »
Quote from: Terry in Australia on October 05, 2007, 05:01:51 PM
Thanks Bob, but I don't have any right now. I bought a nice one from "Chitown Choppers" awhile ago, the adapter was crap (drilling and tapping your gallery plug is a bad idea, IMHO) but the gauge is excellent quality.

Make sure you buy an oil filled gauge, the sharp variations in oil pressure when you crank on the throttle can flick the needle right off a non oil damped gauge. Cheers, Terry. :)
You tig the back of the OEM cap and then tap. You'd have some material then. What to you think Terry.
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Re: Oil pressure gauge source
« Reply #7 on: October 05, 2007, 05:34:26 PM »
  Try Jeg's they have a nice small fuel pressure gauge that will work. Around $20,00 comes in black,white, & carbon that I can think of. Dannie
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Re: Oil pressure gauge source
« Reply #8 on: October 05, 2007, 05:40:47 PM »
Quote from: MRieck on October 05, 2007, 05:11:17 PM
Quote from: Terry in Australia on October 05, 2007, 05:01:51 PM
Thanks Bob, but I don't have any right now. I bought a nice one from "Chitown Choppers" awhile ago, the adapter was crap (drilling and tapping your gallery plug is a bad idea, IMHO) but the gauge is excellent quality.

Make sure you buy an oil filled gauge, the sharp variations in oil pressure when you crank on the throttle can flick the needle right off a non oil damped gauge. Cheers, Terry. :)
You tig the back of the OEM cap and then tap. You'd have some material then. What to you think Terry.

Thanks Mike, there's a guy on Ebay who makes and sells a really nice CNC machined plug for a gauge for about 10 bucks from memory, I used them in my "kits", with some elbows that Sean sourced for me and some gauges I bought in the US. Tig welding your old plug would work fine, but the CNC 6061 T6 plugs are really nice. Cheers, Terry. :)
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Re: Oil pressure gauge source
« Reply #10 on: December 22, 2007, 02:09:28 PM »
that ebay one is the one I just got and installed. works very good and doesnt look bad with my white face gauges. You can just tap the oil galley plug. If you get the center punch good the plug has a built in drill guide to help you keep it centered. pretty neat. be sure to use the pipe thread tap though.
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