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[grandpadoc]

Has anybody heard of a fix for the ambient temperature gauge? On both of my flt's its about useless. I hate to replace it with something else that won't match the CVO set up. Or is there something I'm not aware of such as a beer finder.

[Fired00d]

Some here have replaced it with the MoCo's oil temp gauge. You can read here about it - Spun Aluminum Oil Temp Gaugue. In case some of the text is missing out of the posts check on the old site here - Spun Aluminum Oil Temp Gaugue.

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

[grandpadoc]

Thanks Fired00d, quit a long thread. Looks like I won't be invading my fairing anytime soon with a replacement.
Grandpadoc

[greglyon]

Has anybody heard of a fix for the ambient temperature gauge? On both of my flt's its about useless. I hate to replace it with something else that won't match the CVO set up. Or is there something I'm not aware of such as a beer finder.

If I was a moderator I'd move this post to "Humor"  That gauge is a joke.

[Puzzled]

The purpose of the gauge is a joke for sure. On that note mine works fine as does my fuel gauge. Moisture not withstanding......

The 06 Street Glide I'm tinkering with is getting an air gauge installed in place of the temp gauge. This will allow the owner to adjust and monitor the air suspension.

[Bojiboy]

If I was a moderator I'd move this post to "Humor"  That gauge is a joke.

That's the truth!! The problem is the sensor is inside the fairing. No ventilation and plenty of heat build up in there. I've considered moving the sensor outside the but haven't tried it yet......

[Chief]

That's the truth!! The problem is the sensor is inside the fairing. No ventilation and plenty of heat build up in there. I've considered moving the sensor outside the but haven't tried it yet......

I've often thought about installing a piece of tubing or something out the bottom of the fairing to deliver some fresh air to the sensor to attempt to get a more meaningful reading while moving.

[grandpadoc]

...Harley could have done that years ago. They did relocate the engine heat sensor on the 99 models from the top of the rear cylinder to the bottom of V after several instances of engines quiting without warning including mine. It happened to me several times on a two lane road up in the hills above my house (Ortega Highway) with no place to bail. I guess if the defect doesn't kill anyone they leave it alone.

[iski]

Never met anyone who had one that worked - air temp gauge - except some guy who said he had relocated the sending unit to the triple tree area. 

Another MoCo weird idiosyncrasy - waste of space and effort.

[grandpadoc]

I'll try the relocating trick the next time a headlight goes out and post the results.

[Hugh Janis]

Why would you need an ambient temperature gauge when you're already outside?  I was a little disappointed in mine then I realized if I get too cold, add a coat and too hot, take it off.  I had one on my Goldwing that didn't work either.  I guess we have to consider it vestigial (like an appendix)

http://travel.webshots.com/photo/1232645064032997090fCyMYr

Jim

[djkak]

Never met anyone who had one that worked - air temp gauge - except some guy who said he had relocated the sending unit to the triple tree area. 
Another MoCo weird idiosyncrasy - waste of space and effort.

I relocated the sensor to the lower fork bracket on my '02 FLTRI and it made quite a difference.

djkak

[iski]

I relocated the sensor to the lower fork bracket on my '02 FLTRI and it made quite a difference.

djkak

Thanks djkak.  Noticed the gauge is spot on when the bike has been sitting overnight.  Problem is with the sensor placement.

[RJ749]

Has anybody heard of a fix for the ambient temperature gauge? On both of my flt's its about useless. I hate to replace it with something else that won't match the CVO set up. Or is there something I'm not aware of such as a beer finder.

Actually they have mis labelled the gauge as an air gauge when in actuallity it is a rain gauge, pointed out elsewhere by an astute member some time ago.

This link takes you to the 21 page discussion of the spun aluminum oil temp gauge mentioned above which is designed to replace the rain gauge........http://www.cvoharley.com/smf/index.php?topic=5986.0 it's the old site so I hope it links.


Oh and the whole rain gauge thing is because the worthless POS is only good at predicting the rain when it is wet

[geezerglide]

The only thing this gauge does is  provide the tempperature inside the fairing.   

Do what others and I have done, when you have to get into the fairing, route it down below the fairing in the flow of the air.

geezerglide