Re: Fuel Sender Recall

["Neil Lindsey" <neil@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: "Eric Sheley" <Eric@xxxxxxxxxx>


> At 10:59 PM 1/10/01 -0800, Neil Lindsey wrote:
> >(http://www.triumphnet.com/st/faq/fuelsender/index.html ).  The gauge
seems
> >to read full forever, then gradually drops to about 1/2, where it seems
to
> >take a nosedive.  When the low-fuel light comes on, you've got about four
> >litres to go (the website says 3, but the owners manual says 4 and that
has
> >been my experience).
>
> Neil,
>
> You're right - I get about the same around 4 litres. The literature for
the
> 99's and early 2000's show reserve at 4 litres, however the new literature
> (owners manuals, service manuals and corporate info) all shows a 3 litre
> reserve. I would much rather err on the side of caution, so I decided to
> list it as 3 on the site.
>
> -Eric
>

Yesterday I filled up right after the light came on and the most I could get
in was 17.5 litres, so I think Triumph changed the spec for exactly the same
reason.

Neil




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