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erratic fuel gauge
28 ft. Wellcraft, Coatal, 1989 with low hours. Have some gauge
problems. temperature gauge problem solved with new wire from sender. Recently noted erratic fuel gauge. It would show no fuel at one time and then 3\4th. fuel , then 1/4 fuel, etc. I know that there was about 30gal. in a 200 gal, tank. All the connections to the gauge look fine. Where is the problem apt to be?. Is there a sensor or a float that indicates the amount of fuel in the tank? Is it a wire? How to test! I would hate to run out of gas 20 mi. out in Lake Erie The fuel tank is sort of buried under the aft deck. I cannot see any gauges, wires or anything leading to the tank. Help,please.!Bill Fletcher |
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"Wm. E. Fletcher" wrote in message ... 28 ft. Wellcraft, Coatal, 1989 with low hours. I cannot see any gauges, wires or anything leading to the tank. Help,please.!Bill Fletcher If the boat was built according to the accepted standards then there should be access to the fittings on the tank, including the sending unit. It doesn't mean there is room to change it, but you can at least inspect it. Look for access hatches or removable panels. The first thing would be to check if the wire on the sending unit is just loose. An experiment you could try would be to run a new temporary wire between the tank and gauge. Just get a long wire, lay it out on the deck and connect at both ends. If that solves your problem then figure out how to route a similar wire beneath the deck. If the erratic behavior persists then replace the sending unit. The sending units are usually adjustable within a range, so measure the height of the tank and buy the replacement unit that works in that range. Rod |
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erratic fuel gauge
Locate the sender wire at the tank sender unit and ground it with the
key on. If the guage pegs, it's OK. The tank sender unit is probably failing. Your gonna have to find it and remove it. Senders are generally cheap. JR Wm. E. Fletcher wrote: 28 ft. Wellcraft, Coatal, 1989 with low hours. Have some gauge problems. temperature gauge problem solved with new wire from sender. Recently noted erratic fuel gauge. It would show no fuel at one time and then 3\4th. fuel , then 1/4 fuel, etc. I know that there was about 30gal. in a 200 gal, tank. All the connections to the gauge look fine. Where is the problem apt to be?. Is there a sensor or a float that indicates the amount of fuel in the tank? Is it a wire? How to test! I would hate to run out of gas 20 mi. out in Lake Erie The fuel tank is sort of buried under the aft deck. I cannot see any gauges, wires or anything leading to the tank. Help,please.!Bill Fletcher |
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"JR NORTH" wrote in message ... Locate the sender wire at the tank sender unit and ground it with the key on. If the guage pegs, it's OK. He said that the problem was that the gauge was erratic. If it happens to be "working" when he touched the wire to ground then it would not prove anything. If the wire isn't loose on the top of the sending unit then my bet is on the sending unit being bad. Rod |
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