> I was wondering if maybe a coil was having a heat related
> problem, are coils susceptible to heat?  I was also thinking
> maybe my fuel pump may be having some kind of heat related
> failure - since it seems to get worse when the tank is low.
> On the other hand, if the tank is low, the gas in the tank
> can get hotter quicker...?

It could if it were in proximity to the heat source, which it isn't.  On my
Concours, for example, where the gas tank was over top of the engine, if the
tank weren't full, you could feel it bleeding heat.  If it were full then
the heat coming off it was almost non-existent.

Regards,

Henry S. Winokur
94 GTS1000, AMA, MRF,
Nationally Certified Riding Instructor
West Bethesda, MD

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