If it's just the look you're going for (does anyone really need to know their EXACT oil pressure?), you could put some gauges on with hoses that route to nowhere. :o) Then, you're not limited to oil pressure or adding a point of failure to the engine. You could put on a turbo boost gauge and really freak everyone out. Just a silly thought.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Burwell > Jordan > Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 2:32 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: Re: Oil Pressure guages on SOHC4s > > > Jim, > There was still another alternative offered back in the > day. I found a > '74 CB750 in a junk yard with a really nice, one-piece AL > housing. The SW > gauge in it was busted, but I bought the housing and broken > gauge for $20. > The housing has a large bolt that threads into the oil > gallery just above > the points plate. That special bolt allows oil to flow into > the gauge. The > gauge has to be center mounted, and it took a year of > searching on and off > on ebay to find one. It works great. It is a pretty durable > affair and it > protects the gauge well if you go down. I have only heard of > a handful of > people that have one of these, and I have never seen another > one myself. > > Bud in New Orleans > > > >From: Jim Brokaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: Multiple recipients of list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Re: Oil Pressure guages on SOHC4s > >Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2003 15:10:32 -0600 (MDT) > > > >Lloyd -- I don't remember a prior conversation about this, but you > >certainly raise some valid issues... > > > >I think there is already an oil-pressure sensor and light on > our SOHC > >bikes. > >Rather than insert another connection and oddly mounted > gauge into the oil > >system, has anyone investigated replacing the 'on/off' oil > pressure sensor > >with a transducer that reads pressure and converts it to > electrical impulse > >which could be wired to a true gauge and/or light? I suspect > the cost of > >this might be higher than the simple gauge hookups, but it > would preserve > >the integrity of the OEM setup while providing more > information at the > >instrument panel. > > > >Perhaps I'll have a look around VDO or someone similar's > website, see if > >this is even possible... > >-- > >Jim Brokaw > >DoD #1415 SOHC/4 #40 AMA #716223 > >Santa Clara, CA > >_________________________________________________________ > >1978 CB550K - First Bike 1978 CB750K - Big Brother > >1980 CB750F - Money Pit 1994 VFR750F - Fast Bike > >_________________________________________________________ > > > >on 9/9/03 10:26 AM, Lloyd Oliver at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > Help me out here please listers. > > > > > > Am I the only who remembers a previous disscussion about > putting oil > > > guages on SOHC4s? Wasn't the sumation; that it was a > bad/unneccessary > > > thing and the death of many motors due to failure of the > connection/ > > > line/guage next to your foot dumping out all the oil and > the engine > > > seizing due to oil starvation? Further, that the guage > next to your > > > foot put your eyes focused on the worst possible area > while riding, from > > > a safety standpoint? > > > > > > Was it a dream? Fantasy? > > > > > > I have to tell you that I love instrumentation. And, one > of my bikes > > > has a guage down by the left foot. I didn't put it on. > But, I have > > > repaired oil leaks there. I have this gut feeling that > the probablility > > > of an oil pump failure is so low that adding an oil > pressure gauge and > > > lines into the reliability equation actually increases > the probability > > > of an oiling failure. I have to admit, though, that I have a very > > > unimpressive test case of just one. > > > > > > Anyone care to share some stories about how having the > gauge saved their > > > engine and was worth the distraction and diverted attention from > > > road/traffic conditions? > > > > > > FWIW. Just trying to expose an alternative point of > view... Feel free > > > to express your opinion. :-) > > > > > > Cheers, > > > Lloyd SOHC4 #11 > > > 72 500, 74 550, 75 550K, 75 550F, 76 550F, 77 550F X2, 78 > 550K, 77 750F, > > > 78 750F > > > > > > > > > > > > phil jones wrote: > > > > > >> Hi, I was interested to to read about oil pressure > gauges for 750 > >fours.I > > >> received a smashing E-M<ail from 'Brian Hoover' in > Utah-many thanks-who > >also > > >> supplied me with a pic of a gauge.I would daerly love to > get hold of an > >oil > > >> gauge for my 1974 CB 750 K2,if anyone out there has one > to sell please > > >> contact me.In the UK would be easier but all offers > considered,thanks!! > > >> > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Fast, faster, fastest: Upgrade to Cable or DSL today! > https://broadband.msn.com > >
