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 Replacement fuel gauge
Does anyone know of a replacement for the fuel gauge currently on my 2013 RT-S? The gauge just stinks never showing the right amount of fuel in the tank. I wonder if there is a replacement that will read the fuel more accurately than the one we all have. Anyone have any suggestions or ideas?
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 Originally Posted by swmp321
Does anyone know of a replacement for the fuel gauge currently on my 2013 RT-S? The gauge just stinks never showing the right amount of fuel in the tank. I wonder if there is a replacement that will read the fuel more accurately than the one we all have. Anyone have any suggestions or ideas?
you can disconnect it and use the digital one on the main screen
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Originally Posted by swmp321
Does anyone know of a replacement for the fuel gauge currently on my 2013 RT-S? The gauge just stinks never showing the right amount of fuel in the tank. I wonder if there is a replacement that will read the fuel more accurately than the one we all have. Anyone have any suggestions or ideas?
The digital gauge comes up on the right side with a bar indicator.
Last edited by Pennyrick; 08-15-2014 at 11:32 AM.
Penny and Rick have owned many motorcycles starting in 1974 with Hondas, then to Suzukis, Gold Wings and ultimately Spyders.
74 Honda 360T (pair); 78 Suzuki GS 1000 (pair); 82 Honda Aspencade; 84 Honda 400; 87 Yamaha 1100; 99 Honda Valkyrie; 01 Suzuki Burgman(triked); 02 Honda GL 1800(triked); 10 Spyder RTSE; 11 Spyder RTSM; 12 Spyder RTSL (pair); 20 Spyder RTL (current)
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How do you disconnect the old one and can you have both?
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Just remove the "pod", that the auxiliary guages are hooked to, and the attachments are very clear.
You'll have to wiggle the bars a bit to get everything loose from the bike, but it's actually pretty easy. 
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Originally Posted by Bob Denman
Just remove the "pod", that the auxiliary guages are hooked to, and the attachments are very clear.
You'll have to wiggle the bars a bit to get everything loose from the bike, but it's actually pretty easy.
I'm sorry, what is the "pod"?
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Instrument cluster
Originally Posted by philblumenfeld
I'm sorry, what is the "pod"?
Better known as the.... Instrument Cluster Assy. Four scews hold it in.....
Freebob..
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Originally Posted by Rattigan_Roger
No.
And you can't have just the temp gauge or just the gas gauge.
And you can have only one gas gauge.
Disconnect the gas gauge and the temp gauge will read off scale, disconnect the temp gauge and the gas gauge goes to zero.
So really the only solution is to install a new gauge such as you did, is that correct?
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Easy..!!
you can pull the four torx head srews that hold the instrument panel on and get to both guages. Be sure to put a towel around the neck of the steering column to keep from loosing those screws to the black hole gods... You can replace those guages with volt meter, battery condition, altimeter, oil pressue etc. The temp and the fuel will then be digital on the main screen and very accurate...
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Fantastic Advice!!!
Originally Posted by Chupaca
Be sure to put a towel around the neck of the steering column to keep from loosing those screws to the black hole gods...
I once had my key slip from my fingers when starting my Trike and it slid right down into that abyss.... I was SOOO lucky to have been at work where I had a retracting grabber tool to gently fish it out...not my finest Spyder memory!
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Why do they not offer gpm as some newer cars &trucks have?
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Originally Posted by Bfromla
Why do they not offer gpm as some newer cars &trucks have?
Gallons Per Minute??????
Penny and Rick have owned many motorcycles starting in 1974 with Hondas, then to Suzukis, Gold Wings and ultimately Spyders.
74 Honda 360T (pair); 78 Suzuki GS 1000 (pair); 82 Honda Aspencade; 84 Honda 400; 87 Yamaha 1100; 99 Honda Valkyrie; 01 Suzuki Burgman(triked); 02 Honda GL 1800(triked); 10 Spyder RTSE; 11 Spyder RTSM; 12 Spyder RTSL (pair); 20 Spyder RTL (current)
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Originally Posted by Double Trouble
The digital gauge comes up on the right side with a bar indicator.
Mine doesn't. In fact I have no gauges on my display. If there is a way to set them to pop up, please let me know.
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Originally Posted by swmp321
Mine doesn't. In fact I have no gauges on my display. If there is a way to set them to pop up, please let me know.
Have you completely disconnected the leads to the analog gauges (both temp and fuel)?
The digital gauge bar graph for temp comes up on the left side and the fuel comes up on the right.
Penny and Rick have owned many motorcycles starting in 1974 with Hondas, then to Suzukis, Gold Wings and ultimately Spyders.
74 Honda 360T (pair); 78 Suzuki GS 1000 (pair); 82 Honda Aspencade; 84 Honda 400; 87 Yamaha 1100; 99 Honda Valkyrie; 01 Suzuki Burgman(triked); 02 Honda GL 1800(triked); 10 Spyder RTSE; 11 Spyder RTSM; 12 Spyder RTSL (pair); 20 Spyder RTL (current)
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Originally Posted by Double Trouble
Have you completely disconnected the leads to the analog gauges (both temp and fuel)?
The digital gauge bar graph for temp comes up on the left side and the fuel comes up on the right.
No, I haven't done anything to the gauges. I was hoping there was a setting in the display to make the temperature and the gas gauges to come up.
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Originally Posted by swmp321
No, I haven't done anything to the gauges. I was hoping there was a setting in the display to make the temperature and the gas gauges to come up.
No. You have to remove the dash panel (4 screws) then turn the bars hard left and wiggle the dash panel out so you can see the electrical leads on both gauges. Disconnect and tape the bare wires so they don't short anything unless you are going to install other analog units such as voltmeter and oil pressure then you can reuse them.
Replace the panel and start it up. As Roger says the digital readings will then appear.
The analog units are no longer connected.
Penny and Rick have owned many motorcycles starting in 1974 with Hondas, then to Suzukis, Gold Wings and ultimately Spyders.
74 Honda 360T (pair); 78 Suzuki GS 1000 (pair); 82 Honda Aspencade; 84 Honda 400; 87 Yamaha 1100; 99 Honda Valkyrie; 01 Suzuki Burgman(triked); 02 Honda GL 1800(triked); 10 Spyder RTSE; 11 Spyder RTSM; 12 Spyder RTSL (pair); 20 Spyder RTL (current)
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Originally Posted by Double Trouble
Gallons Per Minute??????
Gallon per mile or in can am term gpk. Point is the computer systems are available now so incorporate it
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Analogue fuel and water temp gauges
I modified mine with a switch so that I can use either analogue or digital guages, selectable on start up... incidentally, my analogue fuel gauge is rather accurate, stable and consistent....
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Originally Posted by Rattigan_Roger
All of the electrical connections should be removed from the gauges.
The digital gauges will appear after start up.
Actually you can flip the connectors upside down (so the sense wire is not connected) and still have the lights work in the analog gauges.
I did this for a while until I finally decided to use the holes for the analog gauges for something else.
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Wow yall i typo  *mpg*
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T r * * LED:foam grip covers, Tricrings, FenderZ,
brake light strips, wide vue mirrors
Rivico SOMA modulation brake leds
sawblade mowhalk fender accents
minispyder dash toy
Lid lox
KradelLock
Pakitrack
GENSSI ELITE LED H4 headlights
FLO (Frunk Lid Organizer)
BRP fog lights, trailer hitch
SENA 20S EVO
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Originally Posted by swmp321
No, I haven't done anything to the gauges. I was hoping there was a setting in the display to make the temperature and the gas gauges to come up.
Here is my instructions for adding a Dual USB to the dash which shows you how to remove the dash.
http://gnipsel.com/spyderpdf/DP-1.pdf
JT
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On my 2010; both fuel gauges that I used were... close guesses at the best! 
