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Old Apr 25, 2018 | 03:14 AM
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Hello guys, my friend got a 2016 iron 883 and he install fuel level sensor(61200008A) by himself but after the installation he's bike always show the fuel light and it's didn't show the fuel level what going wrong, any answer?

BTW he change the digital speedometer(70900100C) already.
 
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Old Apr 25, 2018 | 07:46 AM
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Try this link. It helped me solve my problem

http://xlforum.net/vbportal/forums/s....php?t=1624977
 
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Old Apr 25, 2018 | 08:17 AM
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I’m dealing with the exact same issue. I picked up the parts from the dealership, had my preferred local shop do the install and everything works except the fuel sensor. It’s even showing the low fuel light on with a full tank. My shop believed the speedometer was defective because it never did give the option to select the fuel tank isize in the setup menu.

So, I took it to the dealership and after running through the menu a few times to no avail, they will be installing a new speedometer on Friday. If that fixes the problem, then I get to figure out how to pursue getting Harley to pay for the work the dealership did, which wouldn’t have been necessary if the part was good to begin with.
 
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Old Apr 25, 2018 | 08:40 AM
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This may help. I have one on my bike and it works perfectly.

http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1624977
 
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Old Apr 25, 2018 | 08:45 AM
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This may help. I have one on my bike and it works perfectly.

http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1624977
I used that as a reference point as well and, unfortunately, that did not resolve my issue. Maybe the OP will have better luck.
 
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Old Apr 27, 2018 | 11:01 PM
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Any luck Andy Wu? Today the dealership confirmed that my new speedometer was defective and replaced it under warranty.
 
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Old Apr 30, 2018 | 04:15 AM
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I dont know what going wrong
the fuel level sensor stiill not working
i use digital speedometer's set up
and I cant find where can set up the tank size
all the set up is lighting
 
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is something wrong between digital speedometer and fuel level sensor?
 
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Sounds exactly like the problem I had. The fuel sensor was fine, but the speedometer never did prompt to select the fuel tank size. As soon as they connected the replacement speedometer, it prompted to select the tank size and everything worked as expected.
 
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