16-10-2018, 11:13 AM
It's still raining here and I'm still bored...
For as many years as I've had my RP the fuel gauge has never worked. It constantly shows 2 gallons but there's no power to it. Like Ruairidh I use a substitute, which is probably just as reliable. In my case it's not a stick, but a metal rod with graduations relative to the tank's contents. In the case of the RP with rear tank the graduations are 1"5/16ths apart for each gallon remaining. The rod sits quite happily in the driver's door map pocket, being readily available and easy to use. As a Yorkshireman I always like a belt & braces approach to things so I always carry a spare gallon just in case - the odometer doesn't work either.
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For as many years as I've had my RP the fuel gauge has never worked. It constantly shows 2 gallons but there's no power to it. Like Ruairidh I use a substitute, which is probably just as reliable. In my case it's not a stick, but a metal rod with graduations relative to the tank's contents. In the case of the RP with rear tank the graduations are 1"5/16ths apart for each gallon remaining. The rod sits quite happily in the driver's door map pocket, being readily available and easy to use. As a Yorkshireman I always like a belt & braces approach to things so I always carry a spare gallon just in case - the odometer doesn't work either.