Re: Innacurate Fuel Gauge
Before you start trying to compensate for anything think about it a little. When the gauge says full (and you agree the tank is indeed full), the gauge and sender are correct. If you now bend the float arm, it may register something different when full. The problem here is fuel tanks in boats tend to be long and shallow. Depending on where the float is in the tank and the attitude of the boat, you might be better off adjusting so when the boat is in the water, with normal load, you get empty when it reads empty. Trying to do this with the boat on the trailer is a crap shoot at best. Fuel gauges simply are a reference -- not the most accurate devices in your boat. A fuel sensor is a linear device so think about it operating in an upside down cone. The top half of the cone holds only 1/3 of the fuel so the gauge drops quickly. The bottom half lasts much long but thats because it has 2/3 of the volume. Confusing to be sure but you can't adjust one end without affecting the other. Just pick the end you want to be most meaningful. Yes I know -- long answer to a short question. Sometimes I can't restrain myself.
