Fuel guage not working on 700 king quad

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Anyone have any experience with their king quad fuel gauge not working? The guage reads empty all the time, and the "low fuel" indicator keeps flashing? I'm in the process of taking all the plastics of to gain access to the wiring harness and fuel sending unit.......... Also i can wash out all the mud from previous years :)
 

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Anyone have any experience with their king quad fuel gauge not working? The guage reads empty all the time, and the "low fuel" indicator keeps flashing? I'm in the process of taking all the plastics of to gain access to the wiring harness and fuel sending unit.......... Also i can wash out all the mud from previous years :)

fuel guage has never been "reliable" on my big kitty Ric..... depends where the sending unit is located, it could also be that the "float" on the guage is toast.
 

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Too bad im in Fort Mac otherwise I'd just copy the service manual troubleshooting guide and email it to you Ric. No issues with mine yet...
 
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I know they're not really reliable anyway, but i suspect the float may be saturated? Once the sending unit is out, i can then manually test the sending unit to see if it's wiring or guage or float......... Just thought someone else may have had this happen?
 

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my buddys outty had the saturated thing goin on changed the float and was gtg
 

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not real reliable gives an indication, not your problem though. you'll have to check fuses, and sending unit. nyroc has the best suzuki site i've seen so far.:D
 
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Yup..... Googled and lots of info...... Pulled the tank anyway, as i'm gonna wash out all the mud from years past(it needs it), and tested the sending unit out of the tank hooked up to the electrical, but still nothing...... Will ohm out the sending unit tonite............. Apparently, when the tank is full, it should read 7.5 ohms, and when empty it should rear around 220 ohms. Then i'll jump the two sending unit wires(black/light green and the red/black tracer) and see if the guage moves. I should know by tonite, what's up.......
 

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Yup..... Googled and lots of info...... Pulled the tank anyway, as i'm gonna wash out all the mud from years past(it needs it), and tested the sending unit out of the tank hooked up to the electrical, but still nothing...... Will ohm out the sending unit tonite............. Apparently, when the tank is full, it should read 7.5 ohms, and when empty it should rear around 220 ohms. Then i'll jump the two sending unit wires(black/light green and the red/black tracer) and see if the guage moves. I should know by tonite, what's up.......

if you hold the tea in your right hand instead of your left while operating your quad you'll use less fuel
 

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Was able to test the sending unit with an ohmeter and nothing........ Tested the wiring and the fuel guage by jumping the 2 sending unit guage wires and the guage works okay..... Now to find a sending unit
 
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