after one bad experience, it becomes hard to shake such habits. one weekend
i ended up covering the gauge with electrical tape--went much faster...
jim
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of jmwagner
> Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 9:39 PM
> To: James F. Libecco
> Cc: Friends of Triumph
> Subject: Re: Rev Limiter
>
>
> Whenever a thread has hit about watching oil pressure gauges...I've always
> suggested people learn to look for drastic changes and not become
> gauge-bound...
> remembering my early Triumph years... of watching the oil and
> temp gauges on my
> Triumph.... as it would always run "hot".... yet... it really
> didn't overheat
> even remotely as much as I imagined it was... by watching the damn gauges!
>
> --Justin
>
> (fortunately, my current Triumph has the very rare tendancy to run cool.)
>
>
> "James F. Libecco" wrote:
>
> > adding the gauges and what not is what gives me the desire to add a rev
> > limiter. I felt much more secure not knowing how poor my oil
> pressure was
> > after I unknowingly threw a thrust washer during a race. now I
> do nothing
> > but stare at the oil gauge, even though I added a large idiot
> light right in
> > them middle of the dash. now I don't notice as the engine
> climbs toward 8K
> > rpm......These little engines just don't seem to run out of
> power with the
> > right mods, they just start tossing pieces about.
> >
> > jim
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net]On
> > > Behalf Of jmwagner
> > > Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 8:52 PM
> > > To: Friends of Triumph
> > > Subject: Re: Rev Limiter
> > >
> > >
> > > All this talk of Rev Limiters...
> > >
> > > I tend to avoid any new electronics in my Triumph... as I love
> > > keeping it simple... the more electronics one adds, the more it
> > > becomes like
> > > a modern car with little black boxes all over the place....
> > >
> > > I did, however, always think it would be nice to have a HIDDEN
> > > and ADJUSTABLE rev limiter... so hat I could dial it down to
> 4500 or 5000
> > > when someone, like a VALET, etc... drives my car without me
> to supervise!
> > >
> > > --Justin
> > >
> > >
> > > (Okay, I would like to add some gauges, fog lights, clock, etc...
> > > but it's the fancy modern stuff that I generally stray from....)
> > >
>
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