I replaced the lower one using your video but i used a cork from a wine bottle and reamed it to fit the tube. I made sure it added the magnet washers. It works fine now for zero. I made the replacement cork about 1 inch and 1/4.
I have some extra floats 8 total that all float as they should. If anyone watching this video needs some floats, contact me. Had two senders with bad electronics but floats are still good. Thanks for the video showing how to fix these.
I have an 1100 DI Kawasaki and I found out the oil floats are similar to the gas ones the oil units sell on eBay for 14 to 20 dls so 40 dls will do the trick
I remove the sending unit from my Kawasaki all the floats worked so I did what he did in real world but still the gauge shows empty Gad even tho i sumerge the unit in a Gas so all the floats move up eventually but nothing any help will be appreciated
OK so I took mine out today and the 2 and 4 floats did not have a full magnet.There were small broken pieces of magnet where the magnet should have been or attached to adjacent float magnets. All floats floated in water so I don't think they were saturated. Also I checked the resistance of a new unit and the old one with 2 different ohm meters and got nothing so the special Kawasaki 57001-1384 multimeter must apply a voltage and then measure the resistance or current flow. My unit would cause the low fuel beep all the time which was supposedly the bottom float but it looked good. I found replacement floats that may work and am going to try to fix one of my 2 bad units but I really need to understand how to test them.
So I’m deleting my oil injection system i could probably use the floats from the oil tank correct? They seem to be almost exactly the same as the fuel ones
Thanks for the video! Also great job establishing a solution to the "float failure". As an alternative, some folks seem to think baking or drying out the old floats would result in them potentially floating again.....................any thoughts or have you experimented with that?
Hi is there a way to check that wires are transmitting signal or current out to gage whens it out of tank like that.glad you was only one to speak on this repair.ive got 94 vxr 650 and my gages no work,but im more interested in finding some better gunwhale bumper trim.you said ur parting out one.my trim is cracked every four inches.and i already got ripped off 200.00 in shipping from partzilla the ones they sent werent even close.were are you located?i would pay handsomely for proper type.i tried my local dealer in my yr ski and of course he says dicontinued!!i thought of all crazy fixes,like hose,electrical soft conduit, ten speed tires in half,and flex seal it didnt work!!snookie pa
I wire wrapped some balsa wood block to mine. It is working now, but no idea for how long. At least I didn't have to disassemble the sending unit. Another guy used a cork from a wine bottle and inserted the original magnets in it.
OK, I pulled the assembly out and one of the middle floats didn't float. So I know this is mickey mouse, but I wanted to try it since it seems like a simple problem to get the float to float again. I just wire wrapped two small rectangular 1/4 " x 1/4 inch square rod of balsa wood, cut to the length of each float. Each float now has two balsa blocks twisty wired on either side of it. I ran a bit of wood glue around each block to slow down it getting saturated. Not sure how long this will last, BUT it was super simple fix that didn't require finding "new" floats nor any disassembly of the sending unit. I had it out, gave the balsa blocks two coats of wood glue to each, let them dry overnight, twisty wire tied two balsa blocks to each float and had it back together the next day in less than an hour. It is working fine now.
Is it possible to use only the two bottom floats which would indicate a half tank? My thinking is at least you will know when your getting empty once gas drops below half. Thanks for the video.
Hello mogyver69 I have a ? My gas gauge never goes above 1/4 But will drop down to empty Even though it has a half a tank I pulled out my sending All floaters float but The bottom to the magnet are not stuck to the foam Other than that it looks like it's in good shape no buildup What would you suggest the problem may be why I can't get above a quarter tank on my gas gauge ??
My gas gauge never goes above. What above what. Since Im guessing what your question is Id say take your sending unit plug it in and turn your sending unit upside down. If it goes to full then its a float issue.
hey man thanks for the video. So I was thinking about zip tieing something buoyant to the float.. saw one guy use some rubber cork but hes not responding. Any suggestions?
I know this is 11 months old, BUT it is new to me. I wire wrapped two small blocks of balsa wood on either side of all the floats. I didn't like the idea of plastic zip ties in gasoline. It is working now, but no idea how long it will last. The good news it that this was so easy to do that even if one sinks again, I'm good with trying something else to use as a float assist. With this method you don't have to disassemble anything on the sending unit.
@@blaster-zy7xx I took the floats off and tested which ones worked in some gasoline. 1 was bad and I put it on the bottom and zip tied it. It worked fine. Just when I got to the last 2 bars of gas on the gauge I knew I needed to refill the gas. If you have 2 bad floats just do the same thing then fill up after a half tank or keep an eye out for similar models that use these floats and seal the floats from it.
Hey buddy I’m gonna ask for a little knowledge and you should be the one to ask it looks like I gotta 98 STX 750 here and the fuel tank was unhooked and ready to take out so now I’m not sure where the fuel lines go you able too show or tell me how they run so I’ll be sure. Thanks for the video.
Hummm. I have this problem and I don't want to spend $275 on a new assembly. No-one has responded with a fix to make the float float again. I think I'm going to try something and see what happens.
I replaced the lower one using your video but i used a cork from a wine bottle and reamed it to fit the tube. I made sure it added the magnet washers. It works fine now for zero. I made the replacement cork about 1 inch and 1/4.
I have some extra floats 8 total that all float as they should. If anyone watching this video needs some floats, contact me. Had two senders with bad electronics but floats are still good.
Thanks for the video showing how to fix these.
Great! How can I contact you?
I might need a float as well
I have an 1100 DI Kawasaki and I found out the oil floats are similar to the gas ones the oil units sell on eBay for 14 to 20 dls so 40 dls will do the trick
I remove the sending unit from my Kawasaki all the floats worked so I did what he did in real world but still the gauge shows empty Gad even tho i sumerge the unit in a Gas so all the floats move up eventually but nothing any help will be appreciated
Hello I am interested in your floats
OK so I took mine out today and the 2 and 4 floats did not have a full magnet.There were small broken pieces of magnet where the magnet should have been or attached to adjacent float magnets. All floats floated in water so I don't think they were saturated. Also I checked the resistance of a new unit and the old one with 2 different ohm meters and got nothing so the special Kawasaki 57001-1384 multimeter must apply a voltage and then measure the resistance or current flow. My unit would cause the low fuel beep all the time which was supposedly the bottom float but it looked good. I found replacement floats that may work and am going to try to fix one of my 2 bad units but I really need to understand how to test them.
Can you swap the floats from the oil sending units to the fuel sending units.
Does anyone have the dimension of these floats I found come material to make new ones but don’t know the ID and the Length
So I’m deleting my oil injection system i could probably use the floats from the oil tank correct? They seem to be almost exactly the same as the fuel ones
Thanks for the video! Also great job establishing a solution to the "float failure". As an alternative, some folks seem to think baking or drying out the old floats would result in them potentially floating again.....................any thoughts or have you experimented with that?
Hi is there a way to check that wires are transmitting signal or current out to gage whens it out of tank like that.glad you was only one to speak on this repair.ive got 94 vxr 650 and my gages no work,but im more interested in finding some better gunwhale bumper trim.you said ur parting out one.my trim is cracked every four inches.and i already got ripped off 200.00 in shipping from partzilla the ones they sent werent even close.were are you located?i would pay handsomely for proper type.i tried my local dealer in my yr ski and of course he says dicontinued!!i thought of all crazy fixes,like hose,electrical soft conduit, ten speed tires in half,and flex seal it didnt work!!snookie pa
Your looking for side bumpers for . 94 vxr 650 I don't even know what that is?
Yamaha jet ski its a 1994 650 vxr pro.i need the rubber or plastic trim that protects the side fiberglass gunwhales!!snookie pa.
Waverunner jet ski.!
Volt ohm meter
@@allensnook7760 are they the same as a gp1200r?
Good video thanks for sharing your knowledge is there a way to buy the floats alone instead of all the unit
I wire wrapped some balsa wood block to mine. It is working now, but no idea for how long. At least I didn't have to disassemble the sending unit. Another guy used a cork from a wine bottle and inserted the original magnets in it.
OK, I pulled the assembly out and one of the middle floats didn't float. So I know this is mickey mouse, but I wanted to try it since it seems like a simple problem to get the float to float again. I just wire wrapped two small rectangular 1/4 " x 1/4 inch square rod of balsa wood, cut to the length of each float. Each float now has two balsa blocks twisty wired on either side of it. I ran a bit of wood glue around each block to slow down it getting saturated. Not sure how long this will last, BUT it was super simple fix that didn't require finding "new" floats nor any disassembly of the sending unit. I had it out, gave the balsa blocks two coats of wood glue to each, let them dry overnight, twisty wire tied two balsa blocks to each float and had it back together the next day in less than an hour. It is working fine now.
Is it possible to use only the two bottom floats which would indicate a half tank? My thinking is at least you will know when your getting empty once gas drops below half. Thanks for the video.
If you put the 2 bad floats on the top and the 2 good ones on the bottom then yes it will work like you suggested.
Hello mogyver69 I have a ?
My gas gauge never goes above 1/4
But will drop down to empty
Even though it has a half a tank
I pulled out my sending
All floaters float but
The bottom to the magnet are not stuck to the foam
Other than that it looks like it's in good shape no buildup
What would you suggest the problem may be why I can't get above a quarter tank on my gas gauge ??
My gas gauge never goes above. What above what. Since Im guessing what your question is Id say take your sending unit plug it in and turn your sending unit upside down. If it goes to full then its a float issue.
@@mogyver69 1/4 ok
hey man thanks for the video. So I was thinking about zip tieing something buoyant to the float.. saw one guy use some rubber cork but hes not responding. Any suggestions?
I know this is 11 months old, BUT it is new to me. I wire wrapped two small blocks of balsa wood on either side of all the floats. I didn't like the idea of plastic zip ties in gasoline. It is working now, but no idea how long it will last. The good news it that this was so easy to do that even if one sinks again, I'm good with trying something else to use as a float assist. With this method you don't have to disassemble anything on the sending unit.
@@blaster-zy7xx I took the floats off and tested which ones worked in some gasoline. 1 was bad and I put it on the bottom and zip tied it. It worked fine. Just when I got to the last 2 bars of gas on the gauge I knew I needed to refill the gas. If you have 2 bad floats just do the same thing then fill up after a half tank or keep an eye out for similar models that use these floats and seal the floats from it.
Hey buddy I’m gonna ask for a little knowledge and you should be the one to ask it looks like I gotta 98 STX 750 here and the fuel tank was unhooked and ready to take out so now I’m not sure where the fuel lines go you able too show or tell me how they run so I’ll be sure. Thanks for the video.
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Awesome thanks.
Hummm. I have this problem and I don't want to spend $275 on a new assembly. No-one has responded with a fix to make the float float again. I think I'm going to try something and see what happens.
Buy a used one or even a bad one
I used a cork from a wine bottle and reamed out and cut it to size. Make sure you use the washers and other parts in the exact locations.
@@richardstephens3856 Great idea! Did you have to disassemble from the bottom to get it on, or did you split the cork in half and wire it back closed?
I got a 750 ZXI and I can’t get it started......
The floats go bad because they are saturated. I wonder if you dried them in an oven or in the sun for hours/days if the floats would recover?