Re: fuel sender

[Mark Dieck <mdieck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bill;

My bike is also sapphire blue. Perhaps it is the color of the gas tank that
causes/prevents the fuel sender from leaking/not leaking and the gauge to work in a
useable fashion. Thinking that if color is significant in the speed of the bike it
might also be significant here.

~chuckling~

Mark

"William A. Flowers" wrote:

> Previously, you (Mark Dieck) wrote:
> > As far as accuracy goes, I couldn't say that my fuel gauge is accurate. However,
> > the manner in which it reads is very repeatable.  When first filled up, it
> > actually will read about 7/8ths full, at the 1/2 full I have ridden between 150
> > and 175 miles, depending on the type of riding. From 1/2 full down to empty the
> > gauge is fairly linear. The "reserve" light comes on between 180 and 200 miles,
> > again depending on the type of riding. I have ridden the bike to the point where
> > the needle was about, one needle width up from the bottom of the red zone. When I
> > filled up, the tank takes 5.3/5.4 gals of gas. I haven't looked at the sender,
> > which is the original that came with the bike. The VIN of my bike, Y2K model
> > purchased in Nov 1999,  was not in the range of the current recall.
>
> Precisely the same behavior as mine, also still with original sender.
> By coincidence I also purchased my Y2K model in November, and it also is
> not in the range of the current recall.
>
> It seems likely that our bikes both have the same senders.  It doesn't
> leak, it is consistent in its behavior.  "If it's not broke, don't fix
> it" is my motto on this matter.
>
> --
> Bill "Bench Dawg" Flowers
> Clearwater FL
> '00 Sapphire Blue ST "Jewel"
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Gerlach '00
Y2K Triumph Sprint ST
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