Oh yeah, we did that.. --- On Tue, 9/23/08, Kyle Munz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Kyle Munz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: LCD Fuel reserve indicator - problem To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, September 23, 2008, 1:10 AM
I go by the trip in my cars, so doing the same on the bike isn't that big a deal for me. I'm much happier to have the gear indicator working personally. -Kyle On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 12:04 AM, Dennis Hammerl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: It should.. time to replace it. There is a fuel gauge on the VF1100 and it is a little pessimistic. when it starts to blink, I can ride it another 40 miles. Must be over a gallon left from it's five capacity. oh well, best to err on that side. --- On Tue, 9/23/08, Kyle Munz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Kyle Munz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: LCD Fuel reserve indicator - problem To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, September 23, 2008, 12:55 AM Before I put it back in the tank I tried that. It gave erratic readings so I tried it again with an old analog meter. The needle danced back and forth as I moved the float arm along its arc. It definitely didn't sweep back and forth in a linear fashion like I expected. -Kyle On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 11:51 PM, Dennis Hammerl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: It's a pot. Remove and check resistance over it's arc. Our friend's is probably stuck. You calibrate by bending the float arm. Really primitive device. My two have worked fine since new. Didn't you have an X6 ? Remember the fuel gauge ? --- On Mon, 9/22/08, Kyle Munz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Kyle Munz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: LCD Fuel reserve indicator - problem To: [email protected] Date: Monday, September 22, 2008, 4:54 PM I would think the sending unit would be the next culprit. It sits in the bottom of the fuel tank, and is easy to get to, after the tank is removed and drained. The manual lists steps for testing it, the problem is it doesn't look very user serviceable. It could be electronic or the float on the end might be leaking. Mine doesn't work very accurately either. With a full tank it will show all the bars, but within 20 miles of driving it goes to blinking on reserve. Personally I just use the tripodometer and start looking for a gas station after I pass 90 miles. Has anyone taken a shot at disassembling and cleaning these things? -Kyle On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 1:36 PM, wu-ki (Poland/Warsaw) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi, I've just got my first Honda Nighthawk from 1985 (it came form the USA to Poland some time ago and I bought it as a "second hand") .... Bike is great but for today my problem is the LCD fuel reserve indicator. I know that the LCD scren is OK - it does kind of a "self-test" right after turning the key into "on" position and then all LCD bars lights but after a while only one remains and blinks ... ofcourse I have lot of fuel;) Please, ... where should I look / how to deal with this problem? regards Luke --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
