Fuel Mgt. systems

[stephens013]

Has anyone installed or know of a diesel fuel management system I can hook up to my 1997 400 DA with Caterpillar 3116s? Looking for a system with fuel flow read out; so on and so forth. Garmin; North Star and B&G market fuel management systems for gas but not diesel. :huh:

Ron Stephens
stephens013@aol.com

 

[tobnpr]

Flo-Scan has the diesel system:
http://www.floscan.com/html/blue/seriesdetail.php?sid=1&catid=2

About $1500 plus installation if you don't DIY.
I thought about it, but a decent amount of space is required (two pulsation dampers per engine) and I just don't have it.

They also have a NMEA 2000 interface if you need that for a couple grand more.

More difficult to calibrate properly than gas ones due to the fuel returns. I had one on my gas boat and it easily paid for itself. I've found that the diesel isn't very load dependent on it's fuel burn and I've deemed it unnecessary for myself...my fuel senders/gauges are dead-on accurate and I can tell within 10 gallons how much is in ea. 150 gal tank.

 

[920richardf]

Floscan is likely the best bet for the set up you have (floscan.com). Can use their gauges or get a module from them to convert to NMEA2K.

Edit: Lesson...wait a bit before responding....or type faster.

 

[stephens013]

Good info.

Thanks
Ron