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Offline Kaplang

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Low fuel light doesn't work properly.
« on: October 06, 2013, 01:30:30 PM »
1997 ST1100. Fuel light comes on momentarily when the key is on like it should but the light does not come on when the fuel tank has a gallon or less of fuel. Where should I start to resolve this problem? Everything else on the bike is ok but I want my low fuel warning light back.

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Re: Low fuel light doesn't work properly.
« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2013, 01:54:29 PM »
I think the switch is in the fuel sender unit.
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Re: Low fuel light doesn't work properly.
« Reply #2 on: October 06, 2013, 02:50:28 PM »
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Re: Low fuel light doesn't work properly.
« Reply #3 on: October 06, 2013, 08:51:22 PM »
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Re: Low fuel light doesn't work properly.
« Reply #4 on: January 05, 2014, 03:47:50 PM »
My fuel light has also stopped working, I ran out of petrol not knowing it had stopped so now I use the odometer to track my fuel usage. When I get to 480 K's I head for a petrol station as I will get no more than 502 K's from a tank, I found out the hard way on this one. The globe still works as it comes on when the ignition is turned on.
If I get enough enthusiasm to fix it I will probably have a play with my fuel gauge sender at the same time as the gauge shows empty at about 350 K's when I still have a fare amount of petrol left in the tank.
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