As I was changing all the fluids on my 2015 R3T getting it ready to ride, I noticed that the fuel gauge was reading zero even though the tank is full. If anyone else has had this problem or has any suggestions, I'd like to hear from them.
There was no problem with the bike when put away last fall. The last time I rode it before putting it up for the winter, everything was working fine. It starts and runs fine although I haven't taken it out on the road yet because I'm changing all the fluids. All lights work (headlight, aux lights, tail light, brake light, turn signals). There's no error codes. Dummy lights on console all light up normally.
Now, here's what I did last week which would make me think that it has something to do with the problem but I was extremely careful and neat in my work that I describe in another post linked here:
New horns - relay necessary or not.
I replaced the silly OEM horn with two P1AA slim-line horns. They work perfectly and they are LOUD! As a precaution, I did install a harness with a relay so the horns are on their own circuit even though these particular horns don't require a separate circuit. For those who aren't familiar with the setup, the original horn wire goes to a relay which closes contacts and directs current directly from the battery to the horns on it's own circuit. It has an inline fuse. I don't think this has anything to do with the problem but it's the only thing I did so I thought I'd mention it. Again, the horns work perfectly.
I cleaned all the pins and sockets on the connector to the instrument panel with electronic contact cleaner. I thought that might be a problem because I did have the instrument panel off and the tank raised when I routed the horn wire to the battery.
There's no blown fuses. Just before I came in for the night, I checked the voltage at the fuel level sensor (on the right underside of the fuel tank) and it only read a few millivolts.
I do have the factory service manual but I hate circuit diagrams and they give me a headache trying to follow them with a magnifying glass. :-(
I'm going to finish changing the fluids tomorrow and then I'll work on the fuel gauge problem but, as of now, I'm stumped and not sure what to even at this point.