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Posted by Timo Geusch on February 24, 2007, 3:08 am
Mark Olson wrote:
> kwhiner wrote:
>> Have a minor problem with the low fuel light coming on late. Supposed
>> to come on at 25% left in the tank mine is coming on at about 10%. Was
>> looking to bend the rod in the tank just a tad, but not sure which way
>> to go with it so that the light will trigger sooner. Not really a
>> problem around town, but out in the NV desert could be a bummer.
>
> Bend the rod upward a little so the potentiometer is reading the
> same resistance when the fuel level is higher.
>
> I'd rather have a low fuel light that came on at 10% than 25% but
> that's just me, I guess.
>
> Does the bike have a fuel gauge or just a light? Most of my bikes
> didn't have a light or a gauge, just a trip meter and a reserve tap
> and by keeping track of my typical mileage and how many miles were
> on the tripmeter, I managed well enough.
Most K75s just have the light although the RT often has a fuel gauge as
well.
To the OP - there's an article on IBMWR that explains a yearly contact
cleaning exercise which may well bring the fuel light up to its previous
light-up point. I'd try that before playing with the fuel gauge sender.
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