Gas Gage - In Tank Sending Unit

[mgreenfield]

My Roketa Jamaica-150 fuel tank has an in-tank filter as part of the tube-connect fitting. This filter is a tall skinny plastic device that sticks up in the gas tank maybe 3inches.

This filter can interfere with motion of the float on the in-tank gas gage sending unit. If you install the sending unit in an empty tank, it can get caught behind the in-tank filter, and not swing up when you fill the tank. Your gas gage will always show almost empty.

I solved this problem by filling the tank with gas, THEN installing the sending unit. The gas suspended the float in the tank, and got it past the filter.

Nice thing to know.

[somecallmetim]

I rip those in-tank things out of all my bikes and just use a big inline filter which works better and can be replaced easily. They usually aren't much better than gravel-strainers anyway. I noticed another pproblem on my scooter; the flat is right under the filler neck, and if you were to wiggle the pump nozzle the wrong way you could damage it or bend the float arm. I already had to take my sender out and free up the pivot because it started sticking. The gage is a joke anyway. It basically tells me that I have lots of gas or don't have lots of gas.

[Admin]

As a side note, on the Strada RX150i the design on filling the tank is greatly improved. No way to damage anything inside the tank and even the cap looks like it was built for a BMW.