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Message started by camperman on 10/03/20 at 05:15:33

Title: Oil Pressure gauge
Post by camperman on 10/03/20 at 05:15:33

Hi
Is it possible to fit an oil pressure gauge to the Savage engine?
Thought it may be handy to know what sort of pressure engine is running at.

Thanks

Dave

Title: Re: Oil Pressure gauge
Post by Fast 650 on 10/03/20 at 06:11:59

A couple of folks here have installed pressure gauges. Roller bearing engines need plenty of flow but not a lot of pressure, so it is only going to be something around 10 psi or less.

Title: Re: Oil Pressure gauge
Post by Dave on 10/03/20 at 08:14:27

Knowing how low your oil pressure is at idle......might put you into a needless panic.

All my other bikes have oil pressure warning lights - but they also have plain bearing cranks and not roller bearing like the Savage.

DragBikeMike installed a gauge to read oil pressures for the modifications he was doing........there really isn't much of a need for an oil pressure gauge or warning - just keep you idle speed up above 1,100 rpm.

Title: Re: Oil Pressure gauge
Post by DragBikeMike on 10/03/20 at 15:34:37

Camperman, this old post provides some details on my oil pressure gage installation. After living with the pressure gage for several years I have noted that my previously reported pressure data was a bit on the low side. Depending on the weight of oil, I run about 4.5 to 6.0 psi on the freeway, still zero psi at idle. I like having the gage.

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1559853083

It's working well. The gage is holding up and so is the nylon tubing. If you want more details on the parts, shoot me a PM and I will dig up all the part numbers for you.

For my larger engine, I moved the gage connection. I prefer the new location. This old post provides details on the new location for the gage connection.

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1596951230

Hope this helps. Best regards, Mike