I am having to go through the fuel pump due to bike sitting with bad gas for a long period of time. I have purchased a rebuild kit everything seems to be matching up just fine except for the kit did not include this capacitor that comes in from the two wires from outside the tank. One is blue , the one I need to fix is white going to a capacitor. The wire was corroded and as soon as I touched it broke. I need to get my hands on a new capacitor and solder it back to the connection,
Funny that you are posting this, I am in the middle of the exact same thing. I believe that is the fuel level sender, not a capacitor. If I understand the operation correctly there is a thermistor inside that metal “can”
which senses the fuel temperature. When the fuel level drops below that point the sensor will bring the fuel level warning light on the dash. Unfortunately, Honda does not supply individual parts for the fuel pump. More knowledgeable individuals than myself may be able to give you better information on what type of component will replace it.
Personally, after seeing the condition of the pump/filter/etc. I didn’t have much confidence in any of them so I bit the bullet and bought a new pump assembly.
Funny that you are posting this, I am in the middle of the exact same thing. I believe that is the fuel level sender, not a capacitor. If I understand the operation correctly there is a thermistor inside that metal “can”
which senses the fuel temperature. When the fuel level drops below that point the sensor will bring the fuel level warning light on the dash. Unfortunately, Honda does not supply individual parts for the fuel pump. More knowledgeable individuals than myself may be able to give you better information on what type of component will replace it.
Personally, after seeing the condition of the pump/filter/etc. I didn’t have much confidence in any of them so I bit the bullet and bought a new pump assembly.
I know the d**n pump costs a lot but with my luck I would clean it up and try to piece it together, and the first time I got about 75 miles from my house the pump would quit. I figured I would have better odds with a fresh pump assembly.
I’m going to be advertising a good fuel pump in the classifieds pretty soon if you’re still in need of one
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