Fuel Gauge

[Guest]

Has anyone had any luck finding a fuel gauge float, 1980 GS 550 ? Had mine out,to worn out to do anything with. I know looking in the tank works,but its there i would like it to work.

Thanks

[tom203]

What's worn out- the electric element, or float mechanism? eBay will have them or maybe post in parts wanted forum here.

[dennis]

its the little tab that rums across the roll of wire,tried bending it a little but i think its worn to thin at this point.

Thanks

[81GS850]

Use a vinegar salt solution to clean all the copper contacts and then neutralize the acid with baking soda and water. Check the ohm readings according to the manual. This fixed my fuel gauge.

[srg]

I disassembled by fuel gauge send unit a month or two ago. Maybe this will help?

http://guglielmo.us/mc/fuel_send_unit.html

You can use a Contact Cleaner. It comes in a spray can like WD40. A place like Home Depot, Radio Shack, or any other electronic store should have it. It's specifically meant to clean electrical contacts.

[81GS850]

I had contact cleaner, it's good to use that after the vinegar, but I used contact cleaner before and it doesn't clean the corrosion.