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Old Feb 11th, 2012, 07:26 PM     #1
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hey guys 05 superglide fuel guage worked great until i took the tank off. put all back together and ive had nothin but problems since. before it would read after about 20 miles after a fill up then it started to only read when i would get on it and now it dont do (EDIT) . any ideas?

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Old Feb 11th, 2012, 07:37 PM     #2
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Re: fuel guage
What did you do when you had the tank off.
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Old Feb 11th, 2012, 07:44 PM     #3
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ran wires up thru the frame for bar mount speakers. i was very very careful while running the wires as to not damage any others in the frame went very smooth it was a breeze. no tugging or pulling required
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Old Feb 11th, 2012, 07:53 PM     #4
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Re: fuel guage
I would check the plug in the consol to make sure that one or more of the pins didn't unseat and push back and are not making connection. Since I don't have a manual for your model did you check to see if the fuel guage fuze is still good?
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Old Feb 11th, 2012, 10:02 PM     #5
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no i didnt check the fuse. as the guage still illuminates. and it does. well it did work once and a while, it hasnt done anything in some time. would the fuse be with the rest of them?

and what are you reffering to as a consol? under the cover that the fuel guage protrudes through?
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no i didnt check the fuse. as the guage still illuminates. and it does. well it did work once and a while, it hasnt done anything in some time. would the fuse be with the rest of them?

and what are you reffering to as a consol? under the cover that the fuel guage protrudes through?
There is a male/female plug that attaches the fuel guage to the main harness. Did you seperate the plug when you removed the tank?
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Old Feb 12th, 2012, 09:15 PM     #7
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yes i did, are the pins notorious for doing that?
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Old Feb 13th, 2012, 07:45 PM     #8
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Re: fuel guage
Did you check the gauge connection under the tank (by the frame backbone right above the rockers). Make sure it's back together snug.

Also I don't quite understand what you mean by
" before it would read after about 20 miles after a fill up then it started to only read when i would get on it and now it don't do anything"

Are you saying even before the tank was taken off it did not read quite right also ?
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Old Feb 17th, 2012, 09:25 PM     #9
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no before i removed the tank it worked perfectly. no problems at all. but since then it started messin up and now doesnt work at all
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