Re: Fuel gauges again

[Eric Sheley <eric@xxxxxxxxxx>]

At 06:34 AM 05/29/1999 -0400, brian thompson wrote:
>My gauge worked fine for two fill-ups. Now it flutters all over the place
>like Madame Butterfly. I talked to my dealer and they said that their
>experience with the problem is the gauge itself. None of the sending units
>that they have replaced have solved the problem. 

I would assume that is because the sensors they are replacing with have the
same fault.

>The light on the dash is
>supposedly directly related to the gauge itself, and not indepent. When the
>needle hits the red, the light comes on. So if the gauge is knackered, the

I looked at the schematic and the gauge and light run off different
circuits of the ECM. I am only guessing as I can't see what is happening
internally, but I would make the assumption that they are driven
independently.

>I questioned this saying, "Well, is there a fix, or are you simply going to
>install another bad fuel gauge?" I was told that it had been sorted out and
>another gauge had been ordered. Along with the right side fairing, and gas

keep us updated on the progress - I checked again on Friday with my service
department and they were not aware of any fox being ready at this point.

>tank. It appears that my fairing was scuffed in transport, and my gas tank
>is shedding it's clearcoat.
>
>But as of this moment, Triumph is standing behind everything, (as they
>should) and all is well.

and I think you will find that they will continue to stand behind
everything.... that's why I haven't been sweating the small stuff like the
gauge. 

In the meantime, just enjoy all the other positive points....

Later

- - Eric



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