Topica Loopframe_Guzzi Archive
 

Subject: RE: oil pressure

Author: Ray Hale

Date: May 12, 2005, 3:57 PM

Post ID: 1718856531


Bill,
not silly at all. Truth be known, I'd best most of us started riding to
begin with for the cool factor alone. I know I did. My father's mechanic
at his commercial laundry was the Enforcer for a large outlaw m/c club
in Cleveland back in the 60's. I thought he and his FLH were the coolest
things I'd ever seen. Went out looking for an older Harley and found a
49 Indian Chief instead. Ahh...shucks, too bad, huh? What a great bike
to learn to ride on!!! Spring loaded foot clutch, jockey shift. Coolness
is important for sure.
Ray
pax sine tedio
73 Eldo "19"


Bill Cohoon wrote:
 
may be a bit silly... but I think the main reason I (and perhaps
others) have a gauge.. is because it looks cool! .. not so much because
I was worried about oil pressure.

Ray Hale wrote:

 Greg, gotta agree with John here. It's nice to know the pressure as a
diagnostic but I would be very cautious about watching it too much. On
my Harley the pressure drops to almost nada at idle and I read somewhere
that the pump quits working well below 24psi. A dilemma. It would be
neat to know where the Guzzi pump stops pumping well but I seriously
doubt anyone knows this. Again, do we really need to know? Most of us
get out of idle at the nearest opportunity. No fun sitting still!
Ray


John Chicoine wrote:


 I had a simlar experience with my 76 KZ900 in the early 80's. After
installing an oil pressure gage I was shocked to see the oil pressure
fallto nothing at idle. I went out an bought a new oil pump for $80 and
it did nothing to change the pressure!

Watch the road not the pressure gage, or you may have real
problems!!!!!!!
:)

John C.

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