Hi Jim, Tuesday, September 9, 2003, 11:10:21 PM, you wrote: > 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... You're on the right track - VDO has it, and probably Racimex and MotoMeter as well. The link for VDO is http://www2.vdo.de/vdo/end_consumer/ec_product&fza=&ID=670.aspx (sorry for the German). I have such an oil pressure gauge on my Egli, and it works fine. The sensor sist on a small T-bar which screws in where the oil pressure switch sits, and has threads for the sensor and the pressure switch. However, I find an oil thermometer much more informative than a pressure gauge (provided both are mounted in a position where they can be easily read while driving - I have even seen oil thermometers in the oil tank cap). The thermo tells you when your engine is still cold, when it is at it's running temp, and when it is overheating. If you watch the thermo and rev your engine accordingly, you can do much more for your engine life than with a pressure gauge. There are oil thermometers (again from VDO, Racimex...) which connect to a sensor which replaces the oil cap at the right hand side behind the cylinder foot of the 750. There is a single cable from the sensor to the gauge, and ground and +12V to the gauge. Just my 0.02 Euro Axl -- Homepage: http://www.axl.org Honda SOHC4 pages: http://www.satanicmechanic.de or http://www.sohc4.de CDR trading pages: http://www.cdrfromhell.de Binary Buddhism: All Is One, Except For Zero
