Fuel gauge stuck on “E” - Seafoam fixed it!

[jwmorrow]

Folks, 2015 RT Limited 34K miles. Upon returning from a trip, I fueled up. Upon starting the bike the fuel gauge pegged off “E”. After 2 fill ups with no change, I took it into the dealer and he determined it was probably the sending unit in the fuel tank.
Sounds simple - right - NOT. The sending unit is attached to the side of the fuel pump. It is sold from BRP as a unit. $540 plus over 3 hours to install. I said “let me think about it”.
From this forum I remembered something about adding a fuel additive. I added “Seafoam high mileage”, 2 oz per gallon and let my bike sit for several days. The gauge started working. Seafoam - $10 v.s. sending unit nearly $1000 installed. Guess what I chose??
Now, after nearly 3 tankfuls and several hundred, my fuel gauge is still working perfectly.
I am a new Seafoam fan and hope it might help your fuel gauge problem too.
THANKS to whoever had the original post about the Seafoam additive.

 

[ARtraveler]

Thanks for the money saving tip. :firstplace:

 

[Mazo EMS2]

Ah yes, the "Mechanic In Can"

 

[Grayfox]

Use it in everything from weed eater to tractor.

 

[Mikey]

The arm on the sender was probably stuck on something down there, but putting a little Seafoam in every now and then is just what the doctor ordered in my book!!:2thumbs:

 

[Plarimer]

Harley gas tanks are thicker than most. One of mine has a problem of sticking when you fill it up all the way. I only made one trip to the dealer with the problem because all they did was bend the arm of the float and it cost me a boat load. Now I do one of two things. I first shake the bike back-and-forth and if that doesn’t work I fold up a bath towel put it up against the tank and smack it with my hand. That jars it loose the from side of the tank. Just don’t try that on Tupperware.

 

[happyspyder2039]

Sea foam or startron are great products. I’ve been using startron for years with good results.

 

[pidjones]

Seafoam is great stuff, but don't use it at higher concentration than their label states. A neighbor added a whole can to his VTX and we ended up draining the tank to clear things up.

 

[spyder01]

Chevy had a problem like that years ago,they issued a tech bulletin which said to use a fuel additive that they had which would dissolve the buildup of sulfides on the circuit board which the wiper float arm contact would slide upon.Just guessing it was due to the modern fuels we use now bc it never happened in the old days.