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Hoover · 02-02-2012, 02:45 PM

Here is my plan. I am going to run it untill the fuel warning comes on, then, give my wife a gallon of gas in a can and tell her which way I am headed, then just ride untill it quits and wait for her to show up

teemo · 02-02-2012, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by calscrazy

yamaha has a customer service division. if you call them they will tell you to go to your nearest yamaha dealer inform them of the problem. the dealer will probably have to keep the bike for about a week. it will need a complete pump and sender assy more than likely.

Is that what you did and it corrected the issue?

calscrazy · 02-02-2012, 06:30 PM

yup! can't remember the guy i talked to. his name was dan or david or something. nice guy!! went to local yamaha dealer and two days later they said it was ready. no probs since!!
mine was coming on after 2.5 gallons now after 3.5.

**Camo** · 02-02-2012, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Hoover

Here is my plan. I am going to run it untill the fuel warning comes on, then, give my wife a gallon of gas in a can and tell her which way I am headed, then just ride untill it quits and wait for her to show up

Sweet! That saves me the effort

Let us know how you got on.

calscrazy · 02-03-2012, 04:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Hoover

Here is my plan. I am going to run it untill the fuel warning comes on, then, give my wife a gallon of gas in a can and tell her which way I am headed, then just ride untill it quits and wait for her to show up

my wife would have something come up and would be running an hour behind!!
no way i am doing this.

MojoRisin · 02-03-2012, 05:55 AM

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Originally Posted by calscrazy

yamaha has a customer service division. if you call them they will tell you to go to your nearest yamaha dealer inform them of the problem. the dealer will probably have to keep the bike for about a week. it will need a complete pump and sender assy more than likely.

I did that and the dealer said there was no problem with the guage. My dealer sucks. Unfortunately the other 2 closest dearerships are both over 50 miles away.

calscrazy · 02-03-2012, 09:10 AM

i was told by yamaha customer service the low fuel light should come on around .9 of a gallon left. with a 4.4 gallon tank it should come on when you have used 3.5 or somewhere in there. you might have to go to one of the other dealers or call yamaha. luckily for me i have alot of dealers fairly local if one angers me. having said that the guys i have been dealing with have been great. told them what yamaha customer service said and they said no prob we will call you when its ready. ever since then i have been getting a low fuel at about 3.5 gallons of usage.

FZER · 02-10-2012, 07:25 AM

Mine is a little screwy as well. Mine will come on and start counting miles and one good corner I look down and the flashing has stopped and I have one solid block again. So I'll ride until it stays on and doesn't go off, at that point I'm at the .9 mark.

**Cobalt** · 02-10-2012, 08:54 AM

There is a float in there and the sending unit can be adjusted. .9 reserve is the standard for Yamaha bikes and is the same for the FZ1, 6 and 6R. If it's coming on that early then yes, the dealer needs to adjust this for you.

Press them to do the right thing.

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02-02-2012, 02:45 PM	#21 (permalink)
Hoover MotoGP Bike: FZ8 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Madison Wi Posts: 533 Thanks: 45 Thanked 55 Times in 51 Posts	Here is my plan. I am going to run it untill the fuel warning comes on, then, give my wife a gallon of gas in a can and tell her which way I am headed, then just ride untill it quits and wait for her to show up

02-02-2012, 06:30 PM	#23 (permalink)
calscrazy Avid Rider Bike: '11 FZ8 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Midlothian,Tx Posts: 230 Thanks: 0 Thanked 15 Times in 14 Posts	yup! can't remember the guy i talked to. his name was dan or david or something. nice guy!! went to local yamaha dealer and two days later they said it was ready. no probs since!! mine was coming on after 2.5 gallons now after 3.5.

02-03-2012, 09:10 AM	#27 (permalink)
calscrazy Avid Rider Bike: '11 FZ8 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Midlothian,Tx Posts: 230 Thanks: 0 Thanked 15 Times in 14 Posts	i was told by yamaha customer service the low fuel light should come on around .9 of a gallon left. with a 4.4 gallon tank it should come on when you have used 3.5 or somewhere in there. you might have to go to one of the other dealers or call yamaha. luckily for me i have alot of dealers fairly local if one angers me. having said that the guys i have been dealing with have been great. told them what yamaha customer service said and they said no prob we will call you when its ready. ever since then i have been getting a low fuel at about 3.5 gallons of usage.

02-10-2012, 07:25 AM	#28 (permalink)
FZER Avid Rider Bike: 2012 FZ8 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Georgia Posts: 199 Thanks: 20 Thanked 12 Times in 12 Posts	Mine is a little screwy as well. Mine will come on and start counting miles and one good corner I look down and the flashing has stopped and I have one solid block again. So I'll ride until it stays on and doesn't go off, at that point I'm at the .9 mark.