"Josh Assing" wrote in message
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On the tilt sender, it looks like it's attached to the starboard side of
the
outdrive.

But it's not "attached" to anything to move it "up/down"

Should it be spring loaded internally? There's a small hole in the
sender,
which is probably why it's not operational anymore.

I have a manual; but it doesn't really discuss it other than "adjustment";
which; the sender doesn't look like it can be adjusted.

Manually moving the lever doesn't change the guage. It always reads "up".

I tried to take a picture of the sender; but they didn't come out.

The only way I can see it "working" is:
the lever is spring loaded to want to be "up", when the outdrive is down;
it
presses on the lever moving it; and indicating it's down.

Any ideas?

Be very careful with the trim sender they cost a fortune and are hard to
come by. The sensor is a pot with a spring load lever. As the drive comes
down it pushes down on the lever and the gauge moves. Over time the arm
will not move as easy (sticks) so you can remove the two hex head screws and
pull the sensor out. Just clean around the spring and it will start to move
freely again. If you do need a new one you probably will have to get one
from Volvo. If you have removed the sensor and do not see the spring around
the bottom of the lever then it may have rusted and broken off. I have had
an amazing amount of luck with a company called marinepartsexpress.com they
actually last week chased down a new original omc trim cylinder for me. I
bet it was the only one left in the country. They are very aware of what
parts the omc cobra shares with the volvo SX cobra drive and can cross
reference. I do not believe either GLM or Sierra have the trim sender so
they or another volvo marine dealer may be your only choice. Either way
when you move the lever the gauge should change position. You may want to
jump inside you will find a quick disconnect plug that is wired to the trim
sender and check the resistance. It should change when the lever moves. If
not then sender is bad if it does then check the resistance at the gauge...
Nice to see someone else out there fighting to keep their omc in the water.

good luck,
mark