Bad fuel gauge - sending unit

[AndyM]

Does anyone know what goes wrong with the sending unit when it goes whack? I've pulled it out of the tank and there's not much to it, a float and a circuit board? Getting tired of watching the gauge go up and down all the time for no reason. I've got black tape over the light now. I almost wouldn't mind spending the $92 for a new sending unit if I could knoe for sure it wouldn't fail after 55k miles like the first one.
Bike is an 03 Girly with 56k miles.

[Stretch]

The new replacement part is reputed to be more reliable than the factory original.  

Allegedly.

For more info...  http://tigertriple.com/forum/index.php/topic,3179 (http://tigertriple.com/forum/index.php/topic,3179)

http://tigertriple.com/forum/index.php/topic,2842 (http://tigertriple.com/forum/index.php/topic,2842)

http://tigertriple.com/forum/index.php/topic,1867 (http://tigertriple.com/forum/index.php/topic,1867)

http://tigertriple.com/forum/index.php/topic,1643 (http://tigertriple.com/forum/index.php/topic,1643)

http://tigertriple.com/forum/index.php/topic,885 (http://tigertriple.com/forum/index.php/topic,885)

[iansoady]

The newer one has a float made out of a different material. The old one was aa white sponge-like substance, the newer one is grey and smoother-surfaced.

[AndyM]

I talked to my local dealer and according to him Triumph has never heard or been made aware of any problem with the sending units or gas gauges  :roll: . So I bit the bullet and ordered a new one.

[Stretch]

Pheh.  BMW werke has never heard of a final-drive failure either.

[doc]

i just had mine replaced under waranty on a 2006. it still drops to empty with 8-9 liters still in the tank. my tank also had two chips in the paint after the dealer was done. :x  i am going to use the trip meter and forget about the fuel gauge.
cheers, doc