I started to open a new thread about oil temp gauge questions, but I will just post my questions here and hope it doesn't get buried. I would like Jack, Kevin, and others with knowledge of, or contacts that would know, to answer a couple of questions about oil temp gauges.
In 2010 I installed the HD oil temp gauge kit on my 2007 Road Glide. I am speaking of the kit that mounts in the fairing and goes into the bottom of the pan near the drain plug.
I simply took the air temp gauge, that was the top left side gauge on the RG, out and installed the HD oil temp gauge in that slot. The HD gauge matched the other 3 gauges exactly. It
worked fine and never gave me any trouble. The gauge light worked and the gauge gave good readings. It looked just like it came from the factory.
I have thought about taking the voltage gauge out of my 2016 TGU and installing a HD, or some other brand, oil temp gauge that would install in the bottom of the pan like the HD gauge.
I run my PV in the 4 gauge view all the time and can monitor the voltage their.
Now, I realize the older models did not have the canbus BCM like the newer model HD bikes. So, does anybody know if the BCM would recognize that the volt meter is either not installed or is malfunctioning, and would not accept the installed HD temp gauge and allow it to operate in that slot?
Maybe if it (BCM) just knows something is there and is getting power it would not matter?
I really would like to have an alternative to the type that go in the oil fill location. Thanks for any help or ideas.
*****Well it just dawned on me that the turn signal indicators are built into the volt and fuel gauges. DUH!! I guess that settles that! Always something!