NHGuy
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My boat is the 87 Formula shown in the description below. And I am far from the original owner.
The wiring is original and I have the OE manual with diagrams. My fuel gauge hasn't worked and I am cautious of making any connections in there.
I tested the gauge and it is OK. I replaced the sender. Still I get no reading, it stays at the bottom mark. This boat has no AC power at all, it has only DC. But it has some Light Green bonding wire to the tank. And there is a loose black DC ground near the tank and sender wiring in the harness. I do not have a ground to the sender or the tank.
The OE manual shows a bonding green wire to the tank, A pink to the sender, and a black wire next to it. There is nothing in the diagram that specifies where the black goes, but since it it depicted on the other side of the pink I would like to install it to the body of my sender.
I have a healthy respect/fear of electricity and would like some clarification.
The wiring is original and I have the OE manual with diagrams. My fuel gauge hasn't worked and I am cautious of making any connections in there.
I tested the gauge and it is OK. I replaced the sender. Still I get no reading, it stays at the bottom mark. This boat has no AC power at all, it has only DC. But it has some Light Green bonding wire to the tank. And there is a loose black DC ground near the tank and sender wiring in the harness. I do not have a ground to the sender or the tank.
The OE manual shows a bonding green wire to the tank, A pink to the sender, and a black wire next to it. There is nothing in the diagram that specifies where the black goes, but since it it depicted on the other side of the pink I would like to install it to the body of my sender.
I have a healthy respect/fear of electricity and would like some clarification.
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