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Unread 07-17-2014, 09:55 AM
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when I have power turned on fuel gauge goes back and fourth.it is never steady. what should I ck for first? bad connection or corrosion at fuel sending unit?thanks
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Unread 07-18-2014, 08:18 AM
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Same thing happened to mine. I chenged out the sending unit and it stopped doing that. Of course, you can always check the connections first. Be sure there is no corrosion on any terminal.
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From my experiance its been intermittant voltage/bad conn at the sending unit assuming its doing this on dry land. Mine did this at first on dry land and then when I was pitching side-to-side in choppy seas. I went ahead and bit the bullet and went digital.....Got tired of wondering where exactly I was between 1/2 and 1/8 of a tank....One of the better things I ended up doin to my Welly
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SSI when you say digital are talking flow sensor or what?
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SSI when you say digital are talking flow sensor or what?
correct. Its pretty accurate too. Farthest off its been was 4gals....
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