SR3 low fuel light alternatives?????

[thomo59]

Have upgraded to a MBE 995 dash display instead of the standard Radical dash and therefore lost the low fuel warning light (not sure it even worked in the first place!!).

Just wanted to ask what others do to ensure they do not run out of fuel. Has anyone fitted an alternative gauge or warning system.

Any advise would be appreciated.

[BertBert]

Is this road or track? If road, no idea, if track, then just count flat out laps and do sums. To do it properly, do the fuel in, run, pump fuel out, calculate per lap. For quick n dirty what about 3/4 litre per minute of full-on running? Put in 25l to start then another 15l every 20 mins. For ultra conservative, start on 30l and put in 20l every 20 mins.

Bert

[BioBa]

How do you pump out the SR3 fuel tank. I tried once but could not get the tube down?? Isn't the tank foam filled?

[splitpin]

BioBa said:

How do you pump out the SR3 fuel tank. I tried once but could not get the tube down?? Isn't the tank foam filled?

Fit a dry-fuel test break; makes it easy.

[BertBert]

yep, silly me, I thought they all had dry break couplings!
There is also a sureseal (sp?) socket in the loom to plug 12v in to activate the fuel pump to do the pumping.

[thomo59]

Track only, think working on 0.75L a minute, when really going fo it, should put us in a safe zone for fuel consumption on track days.

[splitpin]

That'll give you a good measure of safety/margin for error and look on the bright side; more comfort than that 'mind of it's own' warning light should ever have done.