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My fuel gauge stuck on full last weekend while on a camping trip, first time in 8500 miles.
Yesterday I removed the float tube from the right side of the tank, popped the cap from the bottom and removed the float.
It had what looked like a residue on it, the float is while (off-white) but it looked stained, I'm guessing buildup from Ethanol (?), so I took a light sanding pad and cleaned it up. Now the float slides much more freely. After about two starts the gauge is reading accurate again. Time will tell.
Overall this was a one hour fix. Easy.
Yesterday I removed the float tube from the right side of the tank, popped the cap from the bottom and removed the float.
It had what looked like a residue on it, the float is while (off-white) but it looked stained, I'm guessing buildup from Ethanol (?), so I took a light sanding pad and cleaned it up. Now the float slides much more freely. After about two starts the gauge is reading accurate again. Time will tell.
Overall this was a one hour fix. Easy.