Is there any way to calibrate the fuel gauge or what is the right way to read it? It reads half way when it's empty please help

 

Fuel gauge on what? Car, Riding mower, airplane, bus, motorcycle or helicopter? Also what model of the for mentioned?

 

Probably a bad sending unit. Mine was replaced once under warranty. I don't rely on it at all, use mileage and the trip meter to gauge fuel stops.

As for how to read it.....well, if I have to explain that....

 

I think I'm the only guy in the U.S. that has a gauge that's accurate. But I still go by miles on the trip meter.

 

Had an old super glide with the same issue--half tank and it was time for the reserve. The previous owner had it worked unsuccessfully several times. I just went by the mileage and rode on. Kinda sucked, but got used to it.

 

After all of these years, Harley still don't know how to make something as simple as a gas gauge work and not even embarrassed about it. For two cents I would buy a Honda , that is if I could get one for two cents. But I'll bet the gas gauge would work.

 

It's on a 2004 night train

 

I bend the metal rod on the floater a bit when I had all the gear out of the tank for painting ... now a bit more accurate, don't think it is worth the time and effort to keep taking all the stuff out of the tank to tweak the floater.

I just put one one of the trip meters to zero every time I fill up.

The miles/kms left feature on my bike seems to be accurate though.

Funny enough, the fuel gauge on my 1991 FXRS was dead accurate.

 

Did you recently pull the fuel system apart? Might have got it stuck on one of the fuel lines and wont let it drop to empty. Just a thought.

 

Well I bought the bike used with 3000miles I haven't messed with it but I got a warranty so I'll try to take down sometime this week