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Re:8-fuel light blinks no guage reading 11 Months ago  
well, ran some gas out, then took the sending unit out, disassembled cleaned and wha -la all is well in the gas gauge world again,for now... thanks all
 
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Re:8-fuel light blinks no guage reading 11 Months ago  
Congrats...mine lasted awhile like that.
 
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Re:8-fuel light blinks no guage reading 11 Months ago  
Does the speedo always go out as well, for those that have lost a meter?
 
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Re:8-fuel light blinks no guage reading 11 Months ago  
no, my speedo never waivered, not yet
 
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Re:8-fuel light blinks no guage reading 11 Months ago  
tristate wrote:
well, ran some gas out, then took the sending unit out, disassembled cleaned and wha -la all is well in the gas gauge world again,for now... thanks all
It won't last long... Just sayin'...

I HAAAAAATE the Roadstar gas gauge, and don't get me started on the speedometer!
 
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Re:8-fuel light blinks no guage reading 11 Months ago  
well may be time to replace the whole dash with a digital setup when it does go, anyone else tried the digital mounted on the clamp ?
 
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Re:8-fuel light blinks no guage reading 10 Months, 2 Weeks ago  
Mine started the same thing today. I just had my bike all tore apart working on carbs. must have banged the tank around to much. Can I get that article to.
 
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Re:8-fuel light blinks no guage reading 10 Months, 2 Weeks ago  
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tristate wrote:
wow, thank you, I'll see if I can get one. If I can get it I'll let ya know, thanks again.

Not a problem... if you get in touch with TimB, he has pretty good orucesron them... that's where I got my last one and my brother just ordered one from him as well... keep me posted.... also my email is grinder5665 at gmail dot com and my cell is 828-three six one-7334... you can email, text or call...


Hey Tony, I have the sending units in stock.
 
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Re:8-fuel light blinks no guage reading 7 Months, 1 Week ago  
Hello,can someone pm me Waynes article on removing fuel sensor too?my roadie started blinking 8 times too (16) get it?the gauge was working.it took awhile though.I took the battery cable off to reset it and now the gauge stays on empty. It's driving me nuts!one article said pour seafoam in it.will that work
 
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Re:8-fuel light blinks no guage reading 7 Months, 1 Week ago  
Go to my Site at the upper left of my sig picture. Click on the Projects button and scroll to the bottom of the page and download the file to fix the sensor.
 
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