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Fuzzy5150 YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 24	Oil Pressure Gauge 02/22/11 at 14:16:52 Has anyone ever installed an oil pressure guage? If so, where can I tap into an oil galley? Thanks,
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Oil Pressure Gauge Reply #1 - 02/22/11 at 14:54:23 The port pointing foreward is the pressure test port. http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?board=tech;action=display;num=1151246239
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Oil Pressure Gauge Reply #2 - 02/22/11 at 18:33:56 A low upper limit gauge would do ya right. One that gos from 0 to 80 ont be the bet one.
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Fuzzy5150 YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 24	Re: Oil Pressure Gauge Reply #3 - 02/22/11 at 19:15:24 Thank you both!
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Oil Pressure Gauge Reply #4 - 02/22/11 at 19:25:47 here's one about a gage... http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1194960603/12#12
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Re: Oil Pressure Gauge
Reply #5 - 02/24/11 at 16:21:15

For cold weather starting, when the oil is cold and thicker making the pump get higher pressures, you need a gauge at least 60 psig.

Or, what I eventually did is put a small valve on the line (at the gauge) and shut off the line when it was below about 60 deg F. When the engine warmed up, I would reach over the top and turn the valve to the on position.

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buffyporson YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 13	Re: Oil Pressure Gauge Reply #6 - 02/26/11 at 06:57:28 Not really necessary on a engine of this type with ball and roller bearings which don't rely on high oil pressure like a plain bearing engine. Mind you if your worried about running low or your pump packing up it would give peace of mind.
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Re: Oil Pressure Gauge
Reply #7 - 02/26/11 at 18:47:28

buffyporson wrote on 02/26/11 at 06:57:28:

Not really necessary on a engine of this type with ball and roller bearings which don't rely on high oil pressure like a plain bearing engine. Mind you if your worried about running low or your pump packing up it would give peace of mind.

Actually, with the cam floating on an oil film on an aluminum journal, it is a bit of a concern.

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