Oil & Fuel BX2200 Fuel Gage

dannydan3 · Nov 5, 2007

My fuel gage seems to have a mind of it's own these days. It shows "full" when I fill up the machine, then acts "normally" as I use fuel.
At about a half tank I can see the needle move to empty and back when on slopes as expected, but it has been showing a little under half a tank when it is actually empty.

Anyone else experienced this? I am trying to avoid the dealer other than to pick up my new seat someday, hopefully.

Any thoughts are always welcome, thanks.

rpoage · Nov 5, 2007

My BX2350 has the same issue. Stays on full for 2 hours, goes from 3/4 full to 1/4 in two hours. stays on 1/4 to reserve for 2 hours? Also jumps a lot depending on slope. I suspect very od shapped tank and poor sender location. Still better that putting a stick in the filler neck like the old days.

Sorry your having issues with your dealer, a great tractor deserves a great dealer.

dannydan3 · Nov 5, 2007

Sorry to hear that you are in the same boat with the gage. My dealer is actually great, it's the $$$ that I don't have right now. The new seat should ?? be here sometime soon, everyone says it's great in the seat thread.

Hopefully there's a fix for both of us on the way....

Thanks

rpoage · Nov 5, 2007

I just keep track of the hour meter as I get between 7 to 8 hours out of a tank with average use. Average for me anyway.

dannydan3 · Nov 5, 2007

May have to resort to the hour meter thing. My dealer said that there were problems with the sending units and a new one will be $24, not too bad. Hope it's not a PITA to install. It would be nice to have an accurate gauge, I guess.

lp333 · Nov 5, 2007

dannydan3 said:
My fuel gage seems to have a mind of it's own these days...

This might be caused by corrosion in the sending unit from the fuel tank.

Tom_H · Nov 6, 2007

My BX2200 is doing the same thing. It shows between 1/4 and 1/3 full when it runs dry.

Scrounger · Nov 6, 2007

My 2230 is the same way and has been since day one. I just fill it up after a full day or when the gauge is down to 1/2 or less. It does have a mind of its own.