Gas Gauge
1st Gear
Joined: Oct 2008
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From: Lehigh Acres
WHat if The tank is full
I take it that it is best to run the tank down before this task. I had run out of gas today on I75. It does help to know haw far you have, however the bike sputtered a bit and was able to get off to a station and get fuel without having to push Ha HA
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Feb 2007
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From: Russellville, Arkansas
You can have 3/4 full of gas during this task. As long as gas is below the acess panel and gas is not sloshing out.....it's fine. Like I said earlier, you never put your hands inside the tank.
Elite HDF Member
Joined: Sep 2007
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From: Bluffton, South Carolina
First, you might want to check and make sure that you have 12 volts coming to the gauge and have a good ground as problems with either of these will cause gauge errors. It probably is the sending unit, but we always check this out first along with ensuring the gauge will go all the way to full.
Club Member
Joined: Jun 2007
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From: North Atlanta Area, GA
I reused the bolts (didn't know you weren't "supposed" to!) and haven't had a leak. Didn't replace the cork either - just carefully disassembled and reassembled everything. The unit bolts onto the top of the tank right behind the fuel door - so unless your tank is completely full, I don't see any way the gas would go up to leak out! Once you've burned less than 1/2 gallon, the fuel level is below where the unit is mounted anyway.
I have a carb - don't know if EFI makes any difference with this...
Road Captain
Joined: Oct 2009
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From: The Great Southwest Desert
With the EFI there are fuel lines, fuel pump, big fuel stainer, pressure regulator in there along with the level sender. I had to drain the tank to remove the fuel lines so I could get the whole wretched mess out to replace the regulator.
Club Member
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From: North Atlanta Area, GA
Yet another reason why I love my simple CV carb setup! Less to worry about!.
Road Captain
Joined: Oct 2009
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From: The Great Southwest Desert
And part of the reason I'm taking the EFI off my bike and putting a carb on it. I've got about 85% of the parts to do the job lined up. Just a few more odds and ends and I'll do the swap.
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