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Gs650 fuel indicator

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When I got my 1982 Gs650GL the previous owner treated the gas tank with an epoxy compound after acid-treating it. He told me that the fuel indicator couldn't fit anymore so he took it off. I want my bike to be as stock as possible(I like the vintage style) so I would really want to get it working, especially with the season starting soon. So two questions:

1) Anybody ever experienced this problem? if so, how did you fix it? Is it really so bad that it doesn't fit anymore?
2)I know a lot of people are running cafe's so if you have a fuel sending unit for sale I would be interested!

Thanks!

L.Leblanc
1982 GS650GL
 
When PO said he didn’t put it back, there must be more to the story, he had to put something back or else would be big hole in tank.
 
He put the plate in, but im not sure if the sender is inside. Im getting my back out of storage soon, ill get some pictures for you and ill dissasemble it.
 
tom203 said:
Yes, I agree...maybe he just epoxied a block off plate in place.
But here?s an eBay item that looks clean
https://www.ebay.com/itm/81-SUZUKI-...-/353379493911?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286
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I think he put the epoxy treatment while the sender was still in there so its probably frozen solid in epoxy and therefore garbage. Im thinking, if I take it off and use a dremmel to clean the plate, I could make it work. I just don't know if he put too much epoxy then the walls of the tank could be too thick and maybe the sender would't fit anymore. I will open it. ASAP. Do you have pictures of the tank open or dissasembled?
 
They're not super useful anyways in my experience. Nothing beats the "trip meter" reset to 00000 when you fill up
 
You may have an issue with removing the fuel sending unit if the tank was coated "properly". Good epoxy sealer is tough stuff!
 
Ah, its just for the sake of having one while my friends with 30 years younger bikes dont have it! They really were fully equiped for their time these Suzuki.
 
Yes,sorry, it's nice to have the thing working- I get that for sure but if it's looking like too much trouble....I'd at least want a picture to make a judgement call whether a chisel would crack it off...a picture showing the glue seam ? Not all epoxy jobs are equal....clear epoxies often just pop off hit right. But JBWeld, carefully applied...mmmm. You could bend the tank...and heat applied might melt the tank's coating before or after the tank catches fire :)

A new complete tank might be the best option if you are really itching bad.
OR glue on a magnet to keep the needle to "Full" ? That will be less disturbing to look at :)
 
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Gorminrider said:
Yes,sorry, it's nice to have the thing working- I get that for sure but if it's looking like too much trouble....I'd at least want a picture to make a judgement call whether a chisel would crack it off...a picture showing the glue seam ? Not all epoxy jobs are equal....clear epoxies often just pop off hit right. But JBWeld, carefully applied...mmmm. You could bend the tank...and heat applied might melt the tank's coating before or after the tank catches fire :)

A new complete tank might be the best option if you are really itching bad.
OR glue on a magnet to keep the needle to "Full" ? That will be less disturbing to look at :)
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Ill get you pictures, probably thursday when I get it out of storage. Il thinking that if I can get the old one out, a new one will probably work since it won't be stuck in epoxy!
 
I gave up on mine. The sender was making intermittent contact so the gauge was bouncing all over the place. I left the sender in the tank and disconnected the wires.

Jim
 
So I checked and looks like he did the epoxy treatment while the sender was still in the tank, probably because he didn't take the time to make a block off plate. I imagine if I buy a new sender and plug it back in it would work?
 
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