Fuel tank capacity and float
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As you may know, the bike tank capacity is not really the advertised, while every spec sheet you see will tell you that the bike has a 16L (4.2gallons) tank, in reality its capacity is 14L (3.7gallons). Also, the fuel meter is not remotely accurate. In part this is for the way the fuel pump works, it needs to be soaked in fuel to avoid damage, so my guess is that Zongshen deliberately sets the indicator very pesimistic. That way you would refuel before you really need it and the tank would always have some fuel for the pump. In my tests, when the fuel warning light blinks, you have only consumed about 7-8L (1.8-2.1 gallons) of fuel, so you have a lot of fuel remaining. As my bike is carburated, no fuel pump involved, I decided to correct this indicator. To fix it, the idea is to take the tank off, remove the fuel float and bend it so it sits lower in the tank. I think EFI users should also fix it so its not THAT pesimistic and a little more realistic, but just taking care of not draining the entiry tank when riding the bike. I've made a step by step procedure, it is in spanish but you can easily google translate it (or ask me anything) https://coltermoto.wordpress.com/tri...ible-flotante/ |
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Do you really think that the fuel pump needs THAT much fuel to work? We are talking half a tank here |
Excellent write-up! I intend to try this at my next valve adjustment.
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Unfortunately you would be losing a lot of mileage if you refuel as soon as the indicator blinks |
Thanks for posting a thread here on this excellent topic. :)
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Ok so, I refueled 3L (+ 2.5 that were already in the tank) and the light didn't blink but I also didn't have any bars in the indicator. So far so good, but I rode 10km and it started blinking again.
I think I'm gonna lower a little bit more so it blinks when you really are low on fuel, the idea is that it blinks when there's about 3L left, just about to hit reserve (reserve is about 2-2.5L. |
I'm thinking changing the float height to 30mm now
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Very good info.
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Great Job!
I supposed the problem was the gauge and my intention was to correct it with some resistors but you save me a lot of time with your post, the problem is totally mechanical !!! :hmm: Now you should see what happens in the full part of the gauge, maybe you´ll have a full indication until the middle of the tank, anycase, I prefer to have accuracy at the bottom part so I´ll do the mod soon. So many thanks for posting. Maybe we could meet sometime in Buenos Aires jaja! Aguante la Ingeniería Argenta! |
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Thanks for the excellent tutorial. (I'll have to translate, but the photos were great and I see exactly what needs to be done.) Looking forward to the final recommended height of the arm.
FWIW, I usually don't rely on the fuel gauge and, instead, look into the tank before each ride, and I check how many miles I've put on the current tank through the odometer / trip meter. I find that the "manual" method is more accurate. I guess it's a non-issue anyway since the bike will easily cover 3 hours of riding on one fill-up, but I'm ready to stretch my legs (and/or pee) after 2 hours. |
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