What can I expect the engine oil temp to be during normal summer running? Did a 400 yesterday and it got in the mid 80s here. In town it was running around 235-240. The rear cylinder cut-out kicked in a few times at stop signs. Highway about 215-225. How warm will these motors get and still be ok?
On a different note, had a friend tell me yesterday that a local dealer told him he has to run either syn in all 3 holes or dyno in all 3. He said they told him you can't run syn in 1 hole and dyno in the other 2. Why the hell would that matter?
I know a lot of riders are looking for a quality engine
oil temp gauge and have come across a lot of junk.
So I thought I'd do a review for the JES Custom Accent's
Engine Oil Temperature Gauge. I purchased this gauge
to fit my 2019 H-D Ultra Classic with the 107 M8 engine.
Item : #
17-P Wht Oil Filled Eng Oil Temp. All FL's.
This specific gauge is oil filled with the white face. It
also comes in oil black face and air filled in both colors.
I wanted oil for what I believe is better accuracy and
longer life installed in a Harley Davidson M8 engine.
I wanted the white face as it provides easier viewing
of a black needle against a white background. This
gauge is accurate to within 1% and the gauge reads
from 0-400 degrees Fahrenheit.
This is a quality gauge assembly, from the screw
in adapters to the gauge holder assembly and it's
Made in the USA. Attention to detail in the true
manufacturing process is quickly evident. This
gauge assembly isn't cheap, but quality costs, and
who wants "cheap" installed on their very expensive
Harley Davidson engine. JES Custom Accents makes
a variety of gauges to fix a variety of HD engines through
a variety of production years.
The gauge face measures 1 1/2 inches in diameter
and the entire gauge with it's show chrome case
measures 1 3/4 inches across. The outer ring of the
gauge is knurled for better grip and appearance. The
entire gauge in length (gauge and temperature probe)
measures 7 3/4 inches in length. The temperature
probe length matches the OEM dipstick length..
The proper LOW and FULL marks are inscribed on
the probe for easy reading. To read the oil level, you
simply use two thumbs and push up on the gauge
case and the gauge and probe slides up and out to read.
Installation was straight forward and instructions are
easy to follow. But make sure you read the instructions!
I change my own fluids, but if I was going to have a
shop do it, I would remove this gauge and put the
OEM cap and dipstick back in. You don't want someone
not familiar with this gauge using tools to get it out.
Having said that, why aren't you changing your own fluids?
I found Joseph Stewart, the owner of JES Custom Accents,
to be extremely customer service oriented. He quickly
answered my questions by txt very fast. I ordered this
gauge from his website and it was literally in my hands
in 3 days!
I highly recommend Joe of JES Customs to anyone looking
for a quality temperature instrument to put on their Harley
motorcycle and just as important, the service from the owner
to back it up. KUDOs.
