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Old Aug 3, 2016 | 10:52 PM
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well that's what happens when you bury the speedometer so you never figured it out or didn't care ????
Never figured it out. I would be cruising at the same exact speed, the revs would jump around and go to zero and then flutter some more while the speedo was doing some other random action.

There was also a spot in my old shop where wireless bike computers would all max out at 99mph while sitting still. Had customers wondering why they had a lot more mileage than when they dropped their bike off
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Old Aug 3, 2016 | 11:19 PM
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.....akapounder, Have you replaced the 'low oil level' sending unit in the oil pan. Changed mine out last week, and I no longer get false readings on the DIC......

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Old Aug 3, 2016 | 11:55 PM
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.....akapounder, Have you replaced the 'low oil level' sending unit in the oil pan. Changed mine out last week, and I no longer get false readings on the DIC......
no /// the pressure gauge goes to zero ???? just in this one spot ???? doesn't matter if I'm going east or west ????
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Old Aug 4, 2016 | 12:08 AM
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Originally Posted by LoneStarFRC
Or temporarily wrap a couple pieces of aluminum foil around the sensor and it's fittings. Not some tiny thing, make a "tent" and make sure it's grounded. Think Faraday Cage.
May want to go all the way and make a tin foil hat also. Just to be sure.
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Old Aug 4, 2016 | 12:12 AM
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Go park in said spot for awhile and see if it acts the same.
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Old Aug 4, 2016 | 01:10 AM
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Is it in the vicinity of BERMUDA?
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Old Aug 4, 2016 | 01:15 AM
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Are you near area 51 by any chance?
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Old Aug 4, 2016 | 12:50 PM
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Originally Posted by akapounder
when driving down the road and all of a sudden you hear, ding,ding,ding and what the hell is that and you look at the DIC and then the gauge-----OH CRAP !!!!! your ready to hit the key and everything back to normal ???? and you look in the rear view mirror and you have these antennea coming out of your head, then it's OH Double Crap
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Old Aug 4, 2016 | 02:45 PM
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Originally Posted by thisMSGgood4me
You reminded me of that old TV show from the 60's, My Favorite Martian.
that's what I was thinking, dam your old !!!!!
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Old Aug 4, 2016 | 09:18 PM
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Gru's gonna loose a minion. Lol
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I posted the same issue about 2 years ago on a certain section of freeway in So. Cal. Still happened recently when I drove over it around July 4th. It must be some kind of electrical interference in the road, or a sensor in the road that causes this. I don't worry about it anymore. I know my oil pump is working and the crankcase is full of oil, just odd how it happens at that one spot.
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Originally Posted by Jonnysugar
I posted the same issue about 2 years ago on a certain section of freeway in So. Cal. Still happened recently when I drove over it around July 4th. It must be some kind of electrical interference in the road, or a sensor in the road that causes this. I don't worry about it anymore. I know my oil pump is working and the crankcase is full of oil, just odd how it happens at that one spot.
very strange indeed
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Old Aug 7, 2016 | 07:04 PM
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I have not tried the tin foil or even have driven it yet
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Old Aug 7, 2016 | 08:53 PM
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One of those things that make you go "hmmmm"!
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Originally Posted by Jonnysugar
I posted the same issue about 2 years ago on a certain section of freeway in So. Cal. Still happened recently when I drove over it around July 4th. It must be some kind of electrical interference in the road, or a sensor in the road that causes this. I don't worry about it anymore. I know my oil pump is working and the crankcase is full of oil, just odd how it happens at that one spot.
Are you from France??
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