CJ Martin
Member
I have a problem with my starboard fuel guage reading empty even with a full tank. It worked fine all last year, so something must have happened during layup.
I hooked up an ohmmeter at the guage side and read 256 on the starboard and 30 on the port side (port side is also fine, and works). Disconnected the starboard tank sender and read 256 ohms directly at the sender. That would seem to rule out the wiring to the guage and the guage itself. I pulled the sender out of the tank but didn't see anything obviously wrong, so I put it all back together.
Right now I'm guessing the sender is bad. Am I missing anything else? Doesn't seem much else it could be. :smt017
I am "lucky" in that this is the starboard sender - it's pretty easy to get to and there is ample room above the tank to pull the sender out. The port tank and sender are buried with very little room above the sender - the only ways I see to change that sender would be to either remove all the vaccuflush tanks, hot water heater and water manafold, then slide the tank aft OR cut an access hole under the starboard forward seat. :smt013
-CJ
I hooked up an ohmmeter at the guage side and read 256 on the starboard and 30 on the port side (port side is also fine, and works). Disconnected the starboard tank sender and read 256 ohms directly at the sender. That would seem to rule out the wiring to the guage and the guage itself. I pulled the sender out of the tank but didn't see anything obviously wrong, so I put it all back together.
Right now I'm guessing the sender is bad. Am I missing anything else? Doesn't seem much else it could be. :smt017
I am "lucky" in that this is the starboard sender - it's pretty easy to get to and there is ample room above the tank to pull the sender out. The port tank and sender are buried with very little room above the sender - the only ways I see to change that sender would be to either remove all the vaccuflush tanks, hot water heater and water manafold, then slide the tank aft OR cut an access hole under the starboard forward seat. :smt013
-CJ