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jklnhyde
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 Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 9:34 am Post subject: Installing more clocks |
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Actually, it's an oil pressure gauge. I have a great location for it, and the lighting and routing of wires is easy enough, but where do I get the oil pressure signal from?
Will tapping into the oil pressure sender wire give me an accurate reading?
What about the idiot light itself?
The gauge is a typical VDO unit, marked in PSI (couldn't find one marked in Bar) in 20 PSI increments.
Should be a fun install with some Forum advice...
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| Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 11:59 am Post subject: |
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First you need to determine if the gauge require an elecrtical signal or actual pressure via a pipe.
The source is simple enough, take the feed from the original oil pressure switch port on the oil pump. You will need to source a T-piece which will fit the hole in the pump. Fit you original oil switch in one side then the gauge sender unit in the other. If it's electric fed then feed the wires up to you chosen position if pipe fed then start bending the small bore brass piping in position and fit to gauge with olives and unions as required.
You may be able to tap into the original wiring but in my experience it has always been necessary to have a seperate sender unit for any additional gauges.
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| Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 12:40 pm Post subject: |
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| Technician wrote: | | You may be able to tap into the original wiring but in my experience it has always been necessary to have a seperate sender unit for any additional gauges. |
That's not true for the temp gauge as you can use the factory sensor with a VDO gauge. However, I think (not 100% sure though) that the sensor on our bikes is a switch so a new sensor would be required.
I think Larry here installed an oil pressure gauge on his LT so hopefully he'll chime in with some substantive input.
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joeangi
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| Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 1:30 pm Post subject: |
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I installed a oil pressure gauge in my K100. The stock sending unit is replaced by a new one, that sends signal to the gauge as well as to the idiot light. I am not sure of a part number as it has been many years. I do remember it was a stock VDO sender...
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| Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 11:32 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | You may be able to tap into the original wiring but in my experience it has always been necessary to have a seperate sender unit for any additional gauges.
When i made this comment i didn't make myself clear. What i meant to say was that you would probably need a second sender unit if you are running both gauges. Obviously if you are fitting a replacement gauge then only one sender unit would be required.
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