Solved. It was a poor ground to the sending unit. I could not trace where the ground went as it is under the floor. So I merely ran a new ground directly to the battery which was my easiest path. All working now. Thanks. Glad I didn't pull the sending unit.
That is good information. Thank you. The one thing I have not checked is if I have a good ground at the sending unit. This is a salt water boat in Florida. I get bad grounds all the time. Especially underneath the floor where the tank is. If the ground is bad I would assume I would be getting...
I have a Key West DC2020 with a 140 Suzuki. It sat for a couple of months and the fuel gauge reads E yet I know it is 1/3 full. It seemed I was getting voltage back from the sender so I tried a brand new gauge. Still nothing. Swapping out the sending unit is a challenge as it is not right under...
Thanks for the great diagram. You could be correct about it being only partially stuck. Any idea what I would look for when I open it up that might be the problem?
My sense is the valve shaft does not move as easily inside the housing as it should. Hence when turning steering wheel slowing, it doesn't move at all and engage the power assist.
I know how to open it up and have seen pics. What would cleaning it look like? If I could do it without pulling the actuator that would be WAY easier. I could take the valve shaft out without pulling the whole unit out. It is one of those applications where the engine compartment buries...
It is a Teleflex Seastar HPS model SH91650P (it is not "no feeedback") tilting helm. There is only 185 hours on the boat. Never in salt water. No corrosion anywhere. The helm has a small amount of play before it engages the cable. Maybe a 1/16th of a turn. The old steering cable was in perfect...
A couple of year old thread but hoping for some responses. I have the exact same problem. Steering is stiff at the start of a turn. Unhooked all the clevis pins, outdrive moved easy and steering wheel moved easy. Steering cable was not binding in tube. Taking the advise of this thread I...
1984 Yamaha 40hp 2 stroke. It is a friends boat and I am going out with him on the water this week. It starts and runs fine, but all of sudden the motor starts to vibrate louder and louder and the boat slows down and comes to a stop. I stopped by his house and the prop looked like it had a...
2004 Optimax 225 on a 21' Ranger. The motor will cut out instantly while underway. No sputtering or loss of rpm first. It literally just dies completely like you turned off the key or hit the kill switch. Sometimes 10 times a day, sometimes not at all. The smartgauge reads "Engine Data Bus". The...
I have a 2004 Ranger with a Commander 4000 shifter. Everything on these boats is enclosed. Just want to remove the kill switch to test it as i suspect it is faulty. I cannot seem to figure out how to get the control off. 3 bolts have nuts on them which i cannot access and 3 bolts screw into...
I have a 1990 PROV150LD. that stumbles at idle and often coughs and stalls. I rebuilt the carbs and set every thing to spec. The motor is running great off idle and turning 5500 rpm at wot. After tinkering with the idle adjustments I noticed I was getting almost no vacuum in the top 2...
