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1) 12v mantra: check the ground.
Did you have this on a tender or was the battery low when you started it? If yes or no, see number 1. I would service the battery 1st. Drive it 2nd. Fuel it 3rd.
Pulled the slingshot out of winter hibernation today and found a problem. When I parked it the gas tank was full and showed full on the display. Now it's still full of gas but shows empty on the display with the light illuminated.
Anyone else had this issue?
I do not know which battery you have but the place to start is pull the battery and clean the post and charge the battery. Oh, also take the negative cable loose from the frame and clean it and clean where is is hooked to the frame. This is the starting point to try and clear your problem.
As a side note.....my dealer sold every SS with a battery tender....they all had the battery tender connection wire already installed.....they highly recommended one...and my ‘15 has the manly car battery.....second winter sitting in the driveway with a cloth cover on it....fired right up....no electronic/gauge issues.
Oh damn, that's no fun. Hopefully you still have warranty?
Oh damn, that's no fun. Hopefully you still have warranty
I'm long out of warranty, new cluster is around $300, cheaper than a new fuel pump assembly. It makes sense though, I don't know how the float would come off while it's sitting still..
I guess, just blows. Anyway to test before dropping the money to buy a new cluster? Most places won't let you return electronics like that in case it doesn't resolve it.
The float on Polaris atvs is notorious for coming off in the tank. I hope they didn't use the same one on the slingshot.
Hopefully it’s only because they get bounced around way more than a SS.
You can test the gauge....
I guess, just blows. Anyway to test before dropping the money to buy a new cluster? Most places won't let you return electronics like that in case it doesn't resolve it.
If it were mine that went bad, I'd likely buy a Auto Meter gauge for it, figure out what wire was giving the info, and hook it to the new gauge. I've not seen the price on the cluster, but I was told a couple weeks ago that it was $495 new or in that price range. Maybe Red has a connection someplace, or maybe I was told wrong. Used ones on eBay are bringing over $400 when they pop up. I know that Slingmods has a single gauge holder, that goes off to the left of the cluster that looks like it came stock with the SS.
And I'm sure someone could check the function with an ohm meter, if they knew what to look for. Most fuel gauges run from $20 to $50 for a 2 1/16", depending on what you want.
