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Hi all,
Just joined, a friend has one and I was hoping to find a good site for answers. I do a lot on bikes and am a member on several. I ride a V-star, and do most of my own work on her. He is having the fuel gauge thing, took it to a shop....they have had it for 2 weeks! So looking for pics and tips to do it .
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from Michigan,fuel gauge is not difficult if you are changing the sending unit 2leaking weeks is a long time to keep it for service
 
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I swapped out the fuel sending unit in 20 minutes. No reason for a shop to keep it that long but....dont get me started.
Pull the tank ..
2 screws hold the unit in the bottom of the tank...
Pull it out, put the new one in...
replace tank.
 
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