Low Fuel light sending unit?

[Guest human4m]

So I checked out Pinwall/eBay to no avail. I'm trying to find a replacement fuel sending unit for my 1997 RS. I don't have a gauge, just a dummy light...and when it comes to gas... I'm a dummy. (Just ask my wife how many times I've run out of gas less than 1/2 mile from the house.)

 

I can't find the stupid sending unit without paying $70 for it... (add cheap to being a gas dummy) Anyone know where I can find one?

Edited March 26, 2010 by human4m

[yamahamer]

Have you cleaned the contacts on yours? I had one stop working once and it was just dust in the conector.

[Guest human4m]

Have you cleaned the contacts on yours? I had one stop working once and it was just dust in the conector.

 

Are you referring to the pigtail connection, where it plugs in? If so- Yes. If there are contacts somewhere in the unit itself, No.

[yamahamer]

Yes I was talking about the pigtail. Have you tested it for power there?

[Guest human4m]

I checked it at the pigtail, and it's getting power, and I don't remember what the specs were, but I was told to check the resistance, and it was WAY out of range.

[LilBeaver]

Also, a quick resistance reading across the appropriate contacts (as measured from that pigtail) ought to tell you for sure weather the sending unit itself actually needs to be replaced.

 

As for you locating one - have you tried caling Pinwall? I know that they don't post everything they have in house on e-bay, so if you haven't that would be my next move.

 

That or throw a couple of 32oz MSR bottles in the saddlebags so when you are only a 1/2 mile away, you can get the rest of the way there

[LilBeaver]

I checked it at the pigtail, and it's getting power, and I don't remember what the specs were, but I was told to check the resistance, and it was WAY out of range.

 

I suppose you can neglect the resistance check part of my post, since we posted at the same time, I didn't see that you had checked that.

 

Yea, I'd give pinwal a call (if you haven't yet). Hopefully they can help you out. At a minimum they can take down your information and when they get one in, let you know they have it (and set it aside for you). A few of our members in here have done that, and I guess it works out quite well.