fuel warnin light

[rybes]

alright peoples :D

after bout 2 years of me tiger tank jus sat doin nuffin i appear to have got a problem. no matter how much petrol is in it the warning light still stays on. can it be fixed ? bloody hope so cos a newuns right dear, bout 80 quid :O

 if its broke might try n rig summink up with a toilet cistern and some kinda switch  :?:

[Bixxer Bob]

I'd be checking electrics first - gauge senders tend to be erratic if they're failng.  I'd describe what you need to do but I haven't my manual with me.  I'll do it later if no-one else pitched up.

Thinking about it though, on all the time means you're either looking at no volts or a dead short depending on how it works - shouldn't be hard to find which  

[BruKen]

Why does one need an idiot light when there is a reserve on the petcock? Mine works just fine so I may be asking a dumb question here. Feel free to put me on the straight and narrow.

[NeilD]

Why does one need an idiot light when there is a reserve on the petcock? Mine works just fine so I may be asking a dumb question here. Feel free to put me on the straight and narrow.

its for entertainment on those long boring motorway journeys, trying to guess when its goign to come on...  :D :D

Rybes - Haynes manual says disconnect wiring at sensor - if light doesnt go out then the blue/orange wire is grounded somewhere...

[rybes]

cheers for ya replys. :D

bruken, the reason i want it to work is cos its there. im a fussy git :lol:

as for the switch, i was wonderin if it was praps some kinda float thingy thats got stuck in the no petrol postion leavin the light on. i was hopin it would be a case of jus unstickin it ? cant take it apart at the mo, to much petrol n no where to put it

[NeilD]

have you tried pulling the wires off the bottom? you can do that with the tank in situ, that should prove whether its the switch or the wiring at fault... ?

[BruKen]

Nothing wrong with being fussy mate. It's a good state. :D

to my knowlege it's not a float thingy. If it was we might be able to do something useful with it like have a petrol guage. It's a resistor afair, so I am told. I'd just unplug it tbh. It has absolutely no redeeming quality whatsoever imo.

[NeilD]

looks like this..


P1000448 by GUZZINEIL, on Flickr

[rybes]

hmmmmmm, cheers neil. wonder if its fixable ? time will tell. gunna go f ride tmora n use up some of the petrol in it then ill take it out n see if its fixable

[Nick Calne]

If your warning light doesn't work, how will you know you have traveled exactly 172 miles since you last filled up from empty?

[Mustang]

If your warning light doesn't work, how will you know you have traveled exactly 172 miles since you last filled up from empty?

ummmmm..............reset the trip meter ??????.reserve has over a gallon of gas left , here in new england USA you would be hard pressed to not find a fuel station within 40 miles .........I can't imagine UK is much different.

but I can relate to the "It needs to work cuz it's there syndrome "

[Nick Calne]

Ah sorry Mustang I appear to have accidentally tripped you into the great transatlantic irony divide.  Apologies...

Share your view though.  Either it works and it's on the bike or it doesn't and it's on the shelf.  No room for non-working stuff on a moving motorbike!

[rybes]

If your warning light doesn't work, how will you know you have traveled exactly 172 miles since you last filled up from empty?

i was gunna lakky band a lolly stick to the forks so it hit the spokes and count clicks per mile :lol:

[MtheTiger]

looks like this..

 
P1000448 by GUZZINEIL, on Flickr

the resistor thingy is cooled by the gas and slowly heats up when the gas runs out. more heat means more current and thus more light.

And I too agree with the fussy git bit :lol:

[rybes]

while stood lookin at my bike today, ive decided that the fuel warnin light has to get fixed.  what ive not said was were i was standin lookin at my bike. can ya guess ? if you said side of the road, youd be right. guess whos petrol tap was on reserve since last ride out  :oops:

fixin the warnin light has become a proirity :lol: