Low fuel light

[VanceW]

Well, bored at work and this gear position sensor discussion has had me thinking about something else I was thinking could be plausible. A low fuel light.

A few times on my way home I start to run out of gas but have enough to make it home and back to a gas station. So after work if this happens on the way home I just go home and stop by gas station in the morning. Well once or twice I've forgotten I needed gas and just kept riding, then I'm stuck somewhere out of gas. So I always thought it would be convenient to have a low fuel light to remind me I'm already on reserve.

All other posts I've seen were people wanting a gauge(maybe just a light) by trying to install a fuel pump with a fuel sensor already in it.

would our oil level sensor work in the tank? I haven't researched how they actually work but I assume its just some kind of float in the sensor that grounds out when oil is low. If this is how it works, would it work with gas? If I can make a hole in the tank and figure out some way to mount it high enough in the tank (around where the reserve comes into play) would it be able to ground out to tell me I'm on reserve? Or maybe just a way to ground out somewhere on the petcock switch to me know im already on reserve. I would prefer if the oil sensor would work so it tells me that I have to be on reserve rather than just I am on reserve.

[Kevadlilleke]

Why not use the fuel reserve sensor signal (the one that cuts out the pump if reserve switch is off)?

[VanceW]

For the fzr600 3HE? I'm don't think there is anything like that on the 6. None of mine have ever had anything electrical going to the petcock.

[tclayton9]

hmmm the only thing I can think of is the yzf tank conversion

[Genesis]

YZF600 Tank with a r1 dash swap would solve that!! :mrgreen:

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[VanceW]

I know I can swap tanks to achieve what I want but what I'm asking hasn't been answered. The tank swaps require getting another tank. I already have an extra oil level sensor. Just trying to figure out how the oil level sensor works and if it can be used in the fuel tank to alert me around the time of switching to reserve.

Guess I'll research it, figure out if it would work, then try it and let yall know. That is unless I sell this bike.

Still, any other input is appreciated.

[Genesis]

The only thing that I would be concerned about the difference of property's between fuel and oil, like flammability and corrosiveness. And you would have to weld on your fuel tank. Yikes.

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[DonTZ125]

You could use a fuel level sensor + tap from a later YZF600; I can't comment on what sheet metal mods would be required.

Genesis - people repair fuel tanks by welding all the time. You need to know what you're doing, and take precautions like ensuring the tank has been fully dried and purged.

[Kevadlilleke]

For the fzr600 3HE? I'm don't think there is anything like that on the 6. None of mine have ever had anything electrical going to the petcock.

Didn't know we were talking about 3HE. I just took a brief look at a FZR600 wiring diagram I had, turned out to be the foxeye.

[reelrazor]

You could use a fuel level sensor + tap from a later YZF600; I can't comment on what sheet metal mods would be required.

Genesis - people repair fuel tanks by welding all the time. You need to know what you're doing, and take precautions like ensuring the tank has been fully dried and purged.

My boss (weld) repairs gasoline and diesel tanks quite often. He uses a CO² fire extinguisher to purge the tank vapors. Been in business 25 years