Replaced fuel sending unit

[Larryrsf]

Since I wrote that I have pulled the tanks and my boat expert and I saw an old level sender unit on top of each tank. He said those are essentially "always" non-working after sitting this much time, but that new senders are quite reasonable, $35 or so. It needs to be 17" for my saddle tanks.

But I will need to either add one gauge and a switch or two gauges on the dash somewhere. This boat apparently never had fuel gauges. There was a piece of round doweling in the boat, and I would bet that is what the fisherman used for their fuel level.

BTW, I dumped both tanks into plastic gas containers and poured about 7 gallons of that stuff into my Durango gas tank (which had 3/4 of good gas). I saw several discussion comments wherein boat experts suggested that because a car's fuel filters are really good, and because the dilution of that much good gas will make that old gas and oil mixture harmless.

I drove the Durango today and noticed nothing different.

Larry

[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by Larryrsf

Since I wrote that I have pulled the tanks and my boat expert and I saw an old level sender unit on top of each tank. He said those are essentially "always" non-working after sitting this much time, but that new senders are quite reasonable, $35 or so. It needs to be 17" for my saddle tanks.

But I will need to either add one gauge and a switch or two gauges on the dash somewhere. This boat apparently never had fuel gauges. There was a piece of round doweling in the boat, and I would bet that is what the fisherman used for their fuel level.

BTW, I dumped both tanks into plastic gas containers and poured about 7 gallons of that stuff into my Durango gas tank (which had 3/4 of good gas). I saw several discussion comments wherein boat experts suggested that because a car's fuel filters are really good, and because the dilution of that much good gas will make that old gas and oil mixture harmless.

I drove the Durango today and noticed nothing different.

Larry

At the end of every season I always empty my tank as much as possible and put in my Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, whatever... anything but the boat engine. I've never had a problem with any of the gas, but why take the chance in my boat's engine?

[lathehand]

Befor I replaced my sending units .I made a simple old school measureing stick.I graduated from a empty tank and marcked it off at 5 gals 7 1/2 gals and so on till full.The sending units work fine now but they can't be as accurate as my stick