Steve500dancer
Member
- Jul 13, 2009
- 868
- Boat Info
- 1996 500 sundancer
2001 340 sundancer sold
2001 270 Rinker sold
1996 240 sundancer sold
- Engines
- Twin 6v92 Detroit deisels
I am having trouble with my fuel gauges. I have three tanks, PORT STARBOARD AND CENTER. I have only one gauge and a three on position switch. When I turn on my ign and turn the port side tank switch on it pegs the gauge, when I flip the switch to starboard it also pegs the fuel gauge. When I flip to center, the gauge goes down to empty. I have located two of three fuel tank sending units. (port and center. The pink wires a little loose and the port tank ground had a circular terminal. The sending unit had a spade. Tonight I changed that out. The switch is obviously working because it is flipping between all tanks. The gauge is also working because it is quickly pegging on the port and starboard tank and dropping to empty on the center tank.
I could understand if one or even two of the sending units we're bad but 3 sending unit seems to be a stretch to me.
I figure it has to be a bad wire. I am going to start but disconnecting each sending unit pink wire one at a time to see if that is shorting something out. How can I test the wires or sending units using my multi meter or a test light or my toung and a glass of water?
I would also like to figure out where in the heck the starboard fuel tank sending unit is. They are not where the manual shows them and I have been through all the picture of where the carpet was out and all the access panels are. I will post a couple of pictures of the 2 of 3 sending units and maybe someone can give me an idea of where it is before I go to gutting up my new hardwood floor oh it is a 1996 500DA
Any help on this would be greatly appreciated
Thanks in advance
Steve
I could understand if one or even two of the sending units we're bad but 3 sending unit seems to be a stretch to me.
I figure it has to be a bad wire. I am going to start but disconnecting each sending unit pink wire one at a time to see if that is shorting something out. How can I test the wires or sending units using my multi meter or a test light or my toung and a glass of water?
I would also like to figure out where in the heck the starboard fuel tank sending unit is. They are not where the manual shows them and I have been through all the picture of where the carpet was out and all the access panels are. I will post a couple of pictures of the 2 of 3 sending units and maybe someone can give me an idea of where it is before I go to gutting up my new hardwood floor oh it is a 1996 500DA
Any help on this would be greatly appreciated
Thanks in advance
Steve