On Sat, 29 May 2004 11:20:49 -0500, "Michael"
wrote:

You are right, it's a V-4 not a V-6 (I had a brain-fart... sorry). :-\

So that's what it's called, a "fuel enrichment circuit" huh? Never heard of
such a thing before.... but it turns out that pushing in on the ignition
switch does do the trick. Many thanks!

On the beeping alarm issue I unhooked the temp sensor wired to both sides of
the engine while running and it made no difference.... it isn't heat
related. However, I now realize that the fuel guage is reading empty (even
though the gas tank IS FULL).... so is there such a thing as a low fuel
alarm? The guage is functioning as the needle goes from totally dead (below
E) to just a hair above E when the ignition is turned on.... most likely
there's a problem with the sending unit.

Ideas about it being the low fuel alarm and why would the guage not be
reading a fuel level? I'm going to disconnect the battery and carefully pull
out the sending unit from the tank later today and see if the float and all
looks ok.

Many thanks for the help ya'll!

- Michael

On my sending unit the ground wire was held on with a pop rivet that worked
loose. Once that was repaird my gauge worked again.

The sterndrive gear oil tank on mine has a built in alarm. Check that out.


John H

On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

On my sending unit the ground wire was held on with a pop rivet that
worked loose

Hi John! I checked out the sending unit on top of the tank and the wires are
all hooked up tight. Also I pulled the unit out of the gas tank (made me a
bit nervous that) and checked the float and everything... mechanically the
sending unit seems to be in good shape. However, even though the tank is
plum full the guage continues to read just under 1/8 a tank when I turn on
the ignition. :-(

Does anybody have any tips on how to determine whether the problem lies in
the sending unit or in the guage? Will it damage anything (or tell me
anything) if I disconnect the red and black wires from the tank and then
touch them together with the ignition on? Like.... would the guage jump to
Full if the red and black wires were directly connected for a few seconds?
Obviously I'm NOT wanting to make any kind of spark in this are though!!!!

Thanks!!!

- Michael

On Sun, 30 May 2004 13:23:44 -0500, "Michael"
wrote:

On my sending unit the ground wire was held on with a pop rivet that
worked loose

Hi John! I checked out the sending unit on top of the tank and the wires are
all hooked up tight. Also I pulled the unit out of the gas tank (made me a
bit nervous that) and checked the float and everything... mechanically the
sending unit seems to be in good shape. However, even though the tank is
plum full the guage continues to read just under 1/8 a tank when I turn on
the ignition. :-(

Does anybody have any tips on how to determine whether the problem lies in
the sending unit or in the guage? Will it damage anything (or tell me
anything) if I disconnect the red and black wires from the tank and then
touch them together with the ignition on? Like.... would the guage jump to
Full if the red and black wires were directly connected for a few seconds?
Obviously I'm NOT wanting to make any kind of spark in this are though!!!!

Thanks!!!

- Michael


If the sending unit is out of the tank, with the key on raise the float up and
down. the gauge should move.

John H

On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

John H wrote in message
If the sending unit is out of the tank, with the key on raise the float up and
down. the gauge should move.

John H

wow, really?? What an epiphany!!!!!!