silkcityflorida
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I have a 2004 Yamaha 90hp 4-stroke on a 22ft AquaPatio pontoon boat.
The tilt/trim mechanism works fine, but the gauge does not respond. I suspect the gauge would work fine over the long haul, but things (life) have gotten in the way over the last few years, and the boat has sat for months at a time (6 months max).
Whenever I finally have taken the boat in for its annual inspection and tune up, I tell them this and they fix it but it only stays fixed for a short period of time.
This year, after the boat sat unused for quite a while due to health problems, I am trying to put the boat into shape for anticipated weekly use, but am not planning on taking it in for service for another 5 months.
How can I diagnose the problem with the trim gauge? I have reviewed the manuals I can find, and they all discuss maintenance on the trim/tilt system, but none of them discuss how to make the gauge work.
The maintenance guys have always said the gauge is fine, that the problem is that the "actuator" or whatever they call it is stuck and needs to be lubricated, but I'll be danged if I can find where that is.
The tilt/trim mechanism works fine, but the gauge does not respond. I suspect the gauge would work fine over the long haul, but things (life) have gotten in the way over the last few years, and the boat has sat for months at a time (6 months max).
Whenever I finally have taken the boat in for its annual inspection and tune up, I tell them this and they fix it but it only stays fixed for a short period of time.
This year, after the boat sat unused for quite a while due to health problems, I am trying to put the boat into shape for anticipated weekly use, but am not planning on taking it in for service for another 5 months.
How can I diagnose the problem with the trim gauge? I have reviewed the manuals I can find, and they all discuss maintenance on the trim/tilt system, but none of them discuss how to make the gauge work.
The maintenance guys have always said the gauge is fine, that the problem is that the "actuator" or whatever they call it is stuck and needs to be lubricated, but I'll be danged if I can find where that is.