tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5762756769159510362.post7842352478884096127..comments2024-01-26T00:26:07.620-08:00Comments on Brad The Bike Boy: Playing with a Ducati fuel level senderBrad The Bike Boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07619487993750886929noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5762756769159510362.post-17259354221185765932023-12-15T02:13:10.630-08:002023-12-15T02:13:10.630-08:00Thanks for your post. My 916 1998 has never worked...Thanks for your post. My 916 1998 has never worked or its been so long since 2006 when I bought it that i have forgotten. now the tank is leaking, I have taken it apart. I am going to give it a go as you say the cost of a new one is a little naughty. The price is so high. <br />Regards Vinnychoff 54,000 miles on my 916Vinny or Vinnychoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402045155334681495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5762756769159510362.post-69451282424470825102023-11-20T08:43:03.467-08:002023-11-20T08:43:03.467-08:00Thank you for the post. I've got 2 units: [1] ...Thank you for the post. I've got 2 units: [1] the light never turned on and the other one [2] the light never turned off. After finding your post I went on to try and fixit them. First one went ok but couldn't make it work. As I was trying to remove the cap of the second I guess I didn't remove the soldering completely so the whole center needle/pin came off. At that point I said f*** it lets see what's inside: https://imgur.com/a/ndLKz7L<br /><br />It looks like there is an normally open/close magnetic switch (my guess is 'open') inside the needle, and the floater has a magnet on one of its ends (probably top). the wiring inside the needle is insulated, so the soldering on the top connects the switch to the actual pin.<br /><br />I'm still trying to resurrect one of the sensor, might use the switch from the one I destroyed.Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09116983692685337482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5762756769159510362.post-56679261568104513352021-10-19T04:44:10.999-07:002021-10-19T04:44:10.999-07:00well, well, well. I pulled the sensor and just lik...well, well, well. I pulled the sensor and just like the first one, no hole. The drain hole in the moulding had just never been opened up. I've opened it up (I went large with a 2.5 mm drill)and now I'm getting a light. Pretty poor quality control. <br />Red Star Cycleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02455144558140022997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5762756769159510362.post-31503219402813298912021-07-31T08:18:42.266-07:002021-07-31T08:18:42.266-07:00Thanks for the post Brad. I'm guessing I know ...Thanks for the post Brad. I'm guessing I know the bike concerned. I haven't had the heart to tell you that the new unit stop working almost straight away. I'll pull it out and give it a look over as described.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881772293858195875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5762756769159510362.post-38862872315722565482020-06-28T05:52:16.441-07:002020-06-28T05:52:16.441-07:00Thanks! I've got dead senders of both types I&...Thanks! I've got dead senders of both types I'm about to have a go at fixing. The early type (aluminium) Has a thermister under the stainlesscan on the top. I understand that these are not reliable so I bought some new ones to replace it with. I'll let you know if I have some success. This NEEDS done as I'm about to go on holiday with the bike and it can be a long way between petrol stations on some of the Norwegian roads I'll be riding.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310605453250600394noreply@blogger.com