I admit I am a newby to Savages and this Forum but I'm not a newby to engines. I have rebuilt my own MGB and have two things to say:
1) Oil temperature: what's the point of spending $110 for a gauge and "sitting" on it?
Try this
http://www.holden.co.uk/hvc-home.htm Part number: 070.064 It is a combined oil pressure gauge/ water temperature gauge but I adapted it to work as a dual oil press/temp gauge (with oil cooler) This one's white but comes in black as well, 070.018 and 070.029
2) Tacho, I just canNOT ride a bike without a tacho.
I'm looking for a way to fit this
http://www.motocycle.co.uk/productDisplay.asp?code=070.383 it is the original Smiths tacho from the '70s.
One feeble rant... for those of you in the know, do NOT wrap insulating tape around the exhaust! If the heat cannot escape from the exhaust (and remember, in the old days exhaust manifolds were actually equippend with ribbed ring adapters) where will it go? For one, it will overheat the pipe as far down as the heat can reach (bluing the chromework) but actually a sizable portion will stay in the head, warping it!
If you odn't believe me, suits you. But to quench your curiosity, next time you have to reset the valve gaps, see if the valve caps sit even on a flat surface...
Regards