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MODEL SPECIFIC => SUZUKI BANDIT 600 thru 1200 - AIR/OIL COOLED TECHNICAL => Topic started by: RA Bandit on May 25, 2005, 11:57:25 PM

Title: Fuel Gauge Problem
Post by: RA Bandit on May 25, 2005, 11:57:25 PM

2000  Bandit 1200S

Started my ride today with a quarter tank, went about 20 miles, the last 3-4 on an unimproved "bumpy" road (may or may not be relevant).

When I got back on the bike, the fuel gauge showed 3/4 full, and varied between 3/4 and "F" for the rest of my ride into town.  After refueling, the gauge "pegged out" well past F, and by the time I got home 37 miles later, the needle barely had dropped to below F.

Anyone have any ideas or experience a similar problem?

Title: Fuel Gauge Problem
Post by: Red01 on May 26, 2005, 12:07:01 AM

Sounds like a problem with the indicating system in the tank - perhaps a bent arm for the float.

Title: Fuel Gauge Problem
Post by: RA Bandit on May 26, 2005, 01:12:39 AM

Thanks Red.

Is this something that can be repaired by the average guy, or should it be a shop visit?

Title: Fuel Gauge Problem
Post by: Slider on May 26, 2005, 01:28:18 AM

:grin:
I may have good news. The guage on my bike became erratic too. It would read anywhere down to zero, regardless of the gas in the tank. A little while later it would read something reasonabley accurate. I had the bike in for other work and told the dealer to reconoitre. I was prepared to do without it, as changing the sensor would be $$ and could lead to gas leaks as it did for me with a boat gas tank.

He fixed it for very little. He said that the ground wire under the tank was being pinched and eventually was contacting metal intermitently.

Hope this helps.

Title: Fuel Gauge Problem
Post by: RA Bandit on May 26, 2005, 01:37:50 AM

Thanks Mike.

Title: Fuel Gauge Problem
Post by: Red01 on May 26, 2005, 02:16:01 AM

If it's not tat simple, the sending unit is accessed from the bottom of the tank and shouldn't be a hassle to get to - with the tank off, of course.

You can compare the shape of your float assy to the picture in the parts fiche.

http://www.ronayers.com/fiche/300_0285/fuel_cock/fuel_cock.cfm?man=su&groupid=4810&parent=4740

Title: Fuel Gauge Problem
Post by: RA Bandit on May 26, 2005, 04:59:35 PM

Thank you Paul, appreciate you getting the part URL.