fuel gauge? - Page 2

willy · #11 06-06-2006, 11:25 PM

Hey Bud how did you like the 2005 BC ;D

Franco · #12 06-07-2006, 12:04 AM

LMFAO brother Willy

C YENSEN · #13 06-07-2006, 03:45 PM

thanks for the diagram Franco, exactly what i was looking for. and thanks to everyone else who threw in their two cents.

chris

i will keep you updated on the progress

Franco · #14 06-07-2006, 07:58 PM

My pleasure Chris, next time I'm up your way we'll go out for some softshell crabs and cold beers

C YENSEN · #15 06-08-2006, 09:07 AM

sounds good, you can have all the soft shells you want, i will stick to the blue crabs.

scook · #16 06-09-2006, 03:45 AM

I'm getting in a little late, but my '85 fuel guage didn't work either. I popped the cover in the deck and found the connection on the top of the tank was a gob of corrosion. Took it off to clean it up and the wire broke off the connector - it was a gob of corrosion too. I had other wiring problems, so went out and got a marine crimper and some connectors, cleaned it up and put it back together and the needle jumped to life. If somebody hasn't messed around with things, the wires probably all go to the right places and the first thing to check on a boat, especially one that's around salt water, is corrosion at the connections.

On the advice of a friend, I bought some Boeshield T-9 (it's a solventized parafin wax juice in a spray can - West Marine has it, or Google it and you can get it online). It's a little expensive (around $13/can) but it goes a long way and it really works to prevent corrosion. I use it on the milled surfaces of shop tools (table saw, etc.) trailer hitches, hand tools, battery terminals, etc. - it's good stuff.

Good luck with the problem.

Scott

C YENSEN · #17 06-12-2006, 06:16 PM

thanks for all the advice guys, ;D i found the problem was a bad connection at the sending unit. Put a new female plug on and she jumped to life.

Thanks..

scook · #18 06-14-2006, 09:57 PM

Spray some Boeshield T-9 on that connection and it won't give you any more trouble for a while.

Glad you got it fixed - mine works great. All I have to do now is put the head back on, reassemble the outdrive with a bunch of new parts, fix the outdrive hydraulics and I'll be fishin'.

steplift20 · #19 06-25-2006, 08:15 PM

god to here that it works