Fuel Gauge..

LukeB

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It always reads full. What should I start checking to make it function correctly. 2000 1802 wa.
Thanks
Luke
 

teeman

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Re: Fuel Gauge..

Check the ground to the gauge, then the wiring at the send unit on the tank.
 

LukeB

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Re: Fuel Gauge..

Thanks Teeman!! I will check it out today as soon as my wife says I am done with the yard work.. LOL
I will post the result..
Luke
 

LukeB

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Re: Fuel Gauge..

Well Finally got around to it. Started with the sender. Pulled it out and hooked it up to the voltmeter. There was a big spike in ohms around the halfway mark so I put in a new sender and all is good..
Luke
 

mole2

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Re: Fuel Gauge..

Wow...you do all that through that little 5 inch port in the back? lol I used to look in there and pray I never had to work on the tank when I had my 1802. I did epoxy a "shoot through the hull" transducer back there but I shudder to think of replacing that sending unit. :)


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LukeB

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Re: Fuel Gauge..

It was actually pretty easy. Only took about 15 minutes for r and r..
 

JohnQ-FWB

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Re: Fuel Gauge..

Well Finally got around to it. Started with the sender. Pulled it out and hooked it up to the voltmeter. There was a big spike in ohms around the halfway mark so I put in a new sender and all is good..
Luke


Luke -- Yesterday I discovered I had the opposite problem you had, guage always reads empty and I know there is fuel in there (1995 2002W/A). I think my sending unit is Kaaaaput. I would suspect that the sending units are all the same in these Trophys. What make, model, and where did you get the sending unit, how much $$$$$$$$$$$$$????? I was going to install a new Lowrance LMF-400 fuel flow/quantity guage and sensors. I wanted to know what the factory guage read as a beginning base line for the new install. Now I gotta put that project off until the send problem is resolved.
 

JohnQ-FWB

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Re: Fuel Gauge..

Bad sender, had it replaced today. Back to the LMF-400/EP-10/EP-15 install projects tomorrow :D
 
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