Gas Cap Mod
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From: Halifax,NS
Gas Cap Mod
Did a quick search (but probably missed it anyways)...I have the standard chrome fuel cap on a 2010 Dyna FXDF. Has anyone ever cut the top on this sucker (I've thought about mounting a coin in the middle). Once through the chrome metal cover, there can't be much below it?! Anyone done this before? Worse come to worse, if I screw it up, I'll just buy another Gas Cap.
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I'm not sure if my response will apply to what you're doing, but I did gut my fuel gauge - it wasn't overly fun or easy to get the chrome off, but a flat blade screwdriver and some prying pops it off. I then took the electronics out, wrapped them in a rage and shoved them in the hole so I could use my RSD fuel cap and matching dummy cap. Being non-symmetrical would have driven me nuts.
BTW - I had the fuel/tach/speedo combo installed, so I needed the internals from the stock gauge to make the speedo fuel gauge work...
BTW - I had the fuel/tach/speedo combo installed, so I needed the internals from the stock gauge to make the speedo fuel gauge work...
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I'm not sure if my response will apply to what you're doing, but I did gut my fuel gauge - it wasn't overly fun or easy to get the chrome off, but a flat blade screwdriver and some prying pops it off. I then took the electronics out, wrapped them in a rage and shoved them in the hole so I could use my RSD fuel cap and matching dummy cap. Being non-symmetrical would have driven me nuts.
BTW - I had the fuel/tach/speedo combo installed, so I needed the internals from the stock gauge to make the speedo fuel gauge work...
BTW - I had the fuel/tach/speedo combo installed, so I needed the internals from the stock gauge to make the speedo fuel gauge work...
I Ended up using a couple of resistors to make a voltage splitter. I didn't take time to engineer it, I just found what worked at the fuel level I had at the time. It worked out pretty good. No gauge and no light, just like the old days.
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When I put the smooth caps on my WG I didn't like the low fuel light on in the dash. I didn't see a need for a fuel gauge, but didn't like the light.
I Ended up using a couple of resistors to make a voltage splitter. I didn't take time to engineer it, I just found what worked at the fuel level I had at the time. It worked out pretty good. No gauge and no light, just like the old days.
I Ended up using a couple of resistors to make a voltage splitter. I didn't take time to engineer it, I just found what worked at the fuel level I had at the time. It worked out pretty good. No gauge and no light, just like the old days.
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Yes, like the old days...but my old days were late 70's early 80's kawasakis with resrerves in the tank just in case you had a little too much fun with the throttle and your normal 200 mi/tank turned into 170... hehe.
As for resistors - I'd think if you could take a multimeter and measure the resistance of the gauge and buy some to match?
As for resistors - I'd think if you could take a multimeter and measure the resistance of the gauge and buy some to match?
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once in a while if I try to cram a few more drops of fuel into it, it will turn on the low fuel light until I ride a mile or so. This makes me think that if these were sized correctly the low fuel light may still function. Maybe it'd just be backwards. I may tinker with it over the winter.
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From: Oklahoma
Yes, like the old days...but my old days were late 70's early 80's kawasakis with resrerves in the tank just in case you had a little too much fun with the throttle and your normal 200 mi/tank turned into 170... hehe.<br /><br />As for resistors - I'd think if you could take a multimeter and measure the resistance of the gauge and buy some to match?
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I used a 220 ohm between orange and yellow,and a 50 ohm between yellow and brown. The resistors are 1 watt, and 10 percent.
once in a while if I try to cram a few more drops of fuel into it, it will turn on the low fuel light until I ride a mile or so. This makes me think that if these were sized correctly the low fuel light may still function. Maybe it'd just be backwards. I may tinker with it over the winter.
once in a while if I try to cram a few more drops of fuel into it, it will turn on the low fuel light until I ride a mile or so. This makes me think that if these were sized correctly the low fuel light may still function. Maybe it'd just be backwards. I may tinker with it over the winter.
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