philhoward
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| posted on 21/11/09 at 12:00 PM |
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Fuel gauge
I have just taken my Tiger for a spin and the fuel gauge has started acting funny. When stationary it reads as it should do, but when moving the
needle floats up and down like a clapometer. It has only just started doing this. I have checked earths and these appear to bo OK.
Any ideas?
Phil
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tomgregory2000
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| posted on 21/11/09 at 12:04 PM |
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that will be your fuel sloshing from side to side
mine does it
i can go from half a tank in a straight line to an almost full tank on a right hand bend and then to an almost empty tank on a left hand bend
[Edited on 21/11/09 by tomgregory2000]
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philhoward
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| posted on 21/11/09 at 12:44 PM |
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I do not think that this is the problem, as it has only just started doing it after 2 years of being OK
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02GF74
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| posted on 21/11/09 at 01:08 PM |
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does it vary with engine revs - or with acceleration/braking and/or cornering.
can you be stationary and rev engine to see what effect it has.
also check battery voltage under same conditions.
what fuel guage is it? does the guage have a separate voltage regulator?
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 21/11/09 at 01:10 PM |
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Maybe you've got a baffle come loose? (As opposed to a screw   )
Can you here anything rattling around in the tank if you rock the car from side to side?
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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philhoward
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| posted on 21/11/09 at 01:42 PM |
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Al other gauges are OK. The needle does not move when stationary or when the engine is revved
It is a standard Tiger gauge. I am not sure if it has a seperate voltage regulator.
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02GF74
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| posted on 21/11/09 at 02:56 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by philhoward
I am not sure if it has a seperate voltage regulator.
probs not - the older smiths guages had them.
so it does appear to be indicating the fuel - can you get the needle bounmcing if you rock the car?
usuallythe needel is damped to prevent that - electrically - so either someting has gone wrong in the guage or inside the tank.
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