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[tbones]

Does anyone know the Torx driver size to remove circuit board ?

[LarryB]

T-4

[dave29]

So will the electric temp/oil stick work on a 09 SEUC???

[Eqcons]

So will the electric temp/oil stick work on a 09 SEUC???

Works on mine!

Jim

[DESERTBEAR54]

Well this is good info but after buying 4 of them and they all quit working at one point and me seeing how hot my oil temps were getting here in the Desert I decided to stick my stock dipstick back in and not support the Moco anymore with the electronic one. Now I have a better piece of mind not knowing what the temp is and I check the oil level when I service the motor with fresh oil every 2500 miles here in the Desert.

[GregKhougaz]

Hey Steve, 

     Thank you for this thread!  I've had my electronic dipstick since I got the SERG in October, '08.  (I also had one on my 2004 RG with no issues.)  Finally, this one went out from the oil that got into it.  The display was half full of oil.  I recalled your post, took mine apart and cleaned it.  Works fine!  I replaced the battery since I had it apart.  BTW, I'm not Jewish.        Still don't mind saving money, though.  Thanks again. 

GK

PS, I used a 2mm flat head on the interior torx screws.  The smallest torx I had was 2mm and it was too big.  The screws were not very tight so it worked fine. 

[tennisman]

If you haven't already bought one of those LCD gauges, I'd recommend the dash-mounted type which can best be positioned to replace the useless air temp gauge.  It uses a sump-mounted sensor which gives a reliable reading.  I bought a Fomotion air temp gauge and mounted it just to the side of the windshield in the airstream.
T

[Fireguy]

I would buy a dash mount gauge in a heartbeat if it matched the other gauges. 

[spydglide]

I would buy a dash mount gauge in a heartbeat if it matched the other gauges. 

They kinda match.  Close, but not exactly.  Maybe it won't bother you too much.  har.  spyder

[tennisman]

I would buy a dash mount gauge in a heartbeat if it matched the other gauges. 

Mine match exactly on my 08

[Jcarl08]

Well thanks  because of this thread I went and purchase another DIGITAL DIPSTICK. You guys would not let it rest.  There was nothing wrong with the 4-year-old one, but the oil in the viewer chamber once again. I was going to clean it a keep going, than I decided to read the instruction sheet rather than glance over it.  I looked at the first one I purchased for the Ultra when they first hit the shelves that were bearing based, and outside of the battery changes and sitting it on its face it is still going strong.  Whereas the one for my 08 serk has had a battery change and an oil cleaning, but talking with a few of us shade shade-tree bikers we have drawn additional conclusion.
1.   When you take it apart to replace the battery, replace the crown cap exactly. If you need to mark it; mark it.
2.   The reason the oil continue to surface to the cap is, because we tighten it to tightly.  Those of us who had the bearing base model remember we could not over tighten them. I believed that if I did not get my taut-on oil would ooze out.  High heat over long periods causes the oil level to rise and unable to vent the pressure it fills the cap and releases though the face and crown.  The way it was explained to me, they are like the gaps in most spark plugs set at the factory. Once it is screwed on the final twist not taut to align the face is all it needs.
3.   The last thing that caught my attention several years ago that played tricks on the old brain was the grid reader change.  In the beginning as stated in the instructions all 4 bars darken read FULL when cold.  After about 2 years those same bars cause me to add more oil than necessary.  I could not get MOCO to own-up so I use the original dipstick to check the oil levels and discovered that it was reading 3 bars full when cold and 4 bars when hot.
4.   I use GUNK degrease to clean on the cap maybe the chemicals affected the circuit board
But now I have a new one with a battery indicator WOW. Now I am good for 4 more years. 

[charles05663]

I would buy a dash mount gauge in a heartbeat if it matched the other gauges. 

I was looking at the dealer catalog the other day and noticed that they now have a back-lit LED temperature gauge.