RTV Gas Guage notworking in cold

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DougK

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Has anyone had problems with the gas guage notworkingin cooler weather (60degrees or colder)? </p>


When the temp drops below 60 degrees the gas guage does not function, when the temperature warms up the gauge warms up.</p>


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Doug</p>


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60F is cold??? lol! Sorry... but 60F is when we start stripping for suntans!</p>


But to answer your question... I have not had any problems with fuel gauge sticking, running my '08 RTV900 in temps just short of -40F. Curious situation to my mind. Look forward to hearing what our mechanical geniuses on the forum have to suggest!</p>
 
I would think you need to pull the sending unit out of the tank to look for binding up in the float linkage. Mine has never been a problem, even when it is below -10F. In fact I use such a small amount of fuel it takes a few months to move very much. Will soon be adding a little kerosene to the mix in everything for the winter.</p>
 
I am thinking it might be electrical as the needle is in the same position when turned on as it is when off.</p>


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Might not have anything to do with this situation, but had a old truck once that acted like that, it was a grounding problem ~~~~ </p>


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[quote user="muleman"] Will soon be adding a little kerosene to the mix in everything for the winter.[/quote]</p>


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Muleman............What ratio of kerosene do you mix with the diesel?? I've been using the winter fuel conditioner myself over the years to prevent geling. Curious as I've not heard of the kerosene mix before.</p>
 
In the rtv I try to get at least 1-2 gallons in it then top it off for the winter. In my 580 K backhoe I try to run at least 10 gallons in the 20 gallon tank. The loader frame is the fuel tank and they are very prone to gelling when temps get real cold. My John Deere and dump truck get 5 gallons each but they don't get run much in the winter. I don't want the hassle of fuel problems if I need the backhoe for serious snow removal if it gets to be a bad storm. The local suppliers run a 30% blend in their offroad during the winter but it is pricey. When I got it for farm use I always had them bump it to 50%. This is just my preference from years of delivering fuel. Since I don't farm anymore I buy fuel when it is cheap during the summer and add kerosene as needed.</p>
 
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