I managed to find another thread related to a faulty fuel gauge, however, it didn't describe the same problem I'm having. I have a feeling I'm not an isolated case, but I haven't seen a whole lot of talk about it.
Here we go. Since I bought my cruiser over a year ago every once in a while when I start her up, my fuel gauge shows the level is either empty or very near empty. Sometimes shutting the engine off and restarting it will resolve the issue, but most of the time it won't. The strangest part is that after driving with the issue for a little bit the level will very VERY slowly start to rise back to it's actual level.
I've noticed it happens much more frequently in cold weather, but lately it is happening more and more frequently in warm weather. It also seems to happen more often when the tank is on the full side. Maybe I just notice it less when the tank is closer to empty. I haven't paid it too much attention, but now that I'm planning some more trips out to BFE, a reliable fuel gauge/sensor is a must.
The other thread I found revealed the buoyant part of the sensor to be the culprit, but the issue in my case is very sporadic, so I'm thinking there may be a different cause.
Here we go. Since I bought my cruiser over a year ago every once in a while when I start her up, my fuel gauge shows the level is either empty or very near empty. Sometimes shutting the engine off and restarting it will resolve the issue, but most of the time it won't. The strangest part is that after driving with the issue for a little bit the level will very VERY slowly start to rise back to it's actual level.
I've noticed it happens much more frequently in cold weather, but lately it is happening more and more frequently in warm weather. It also seems to happen more often when the tank is on the full side. Maybe I just notice it less when the tank is closer to empty. I haven't paid it too much attention, but now that I'm planning some more trips out to BFE, a reliable fuel gauge/sensor is a must.
The other thread I found revealed the buoyant part of the sensor to be the culprit, but the issue in my case is very sporadic, so I'm thinking there may be a different cause.