Has anyone added a tilt trim gauage to a 90's model Merc?

[CharlestonSC]

My 89 sport 20 has a 94 200hp black max offshore Merc, everthing I have found said I need a sending unit. can't seem to locate one online, but ebay has OMC sending unit which I thought I could just mount it to the motor bracket as long as the lever moves with the bracket that tilts the motor.
any suggestions?

[spareparts]

check this site
http://www.butlermarineinc.com/fiche_select.asp
they have microfish on line, use your serial number to identify the correct engine(watch it that soem 20 hp motors were caleld 200 years agao, you need to find the V-200), let me know what part number you need or try and find one on ebay

[captpete13]

that motor should have a sending unit on it. It's mounted on the pin that holds the top end of the tilt cylinder in place. It has a brown and white wire comming from it routed into the cowl. it should be laying there by the main engine harness.

[CharlestonSC]

Cool I do have one single brown wire running to that point, so that must be it.
Do you know will I need any special trim gauage or will any I find work?

[captpete13]

Originally Posted by CharlestonSC

Cool I do have one single brown wire running to that point, so that must be it.
Do you know will I need any special trim gauage or will any I find work?

is it a brown/white wire or a tan(temp sensor) wire? Did you see the sender? It's small like a little hockey puck. Any trim gauge should work with it. I think I have a merc trim gauge laying around. if I can find it its yours if you want it.

[spareparts]

I probably got one laying around somewhere if Pete can't find his

[CharlestonSC]

thanks I'll check it out. I am redoing my dash and I want to add a trim gauge and temp gauge, from what I have read I can just tap off the wire going to the temp horn in the dash, do you know?