Hi all,
My fuel gauge is not working and I can't work out whether it's the gauge itself or the mechanism in the fuel tank that's not working. Before I go tearing both apart, does anyone know of a way to work out which one it is that's broken?
Thanks for your help, as always!
Tasha (Turf to Surf)
Tasha : Go on our web site to the Seaward check list I posted on checking the fuel guage system.
There is a 99% probability it is the fuel float in the fuel tank. There have been many posts and articles (Projects/WiKi) on how to change out the float sending unit.
Your problem is being in the Bahamas and getting a replacement. In the mean time use a fuel consumption of .5 gal/hour and you can't go wrong - until you get back to the States and get the part.
A few thoughts
Ron's right about the fuel consumption. See: http://c34.org/bbs/index.php/topic,3841.0.html
I would figure the sender is bad. I will not replace mine until it's time to sell the boat!
Quote from: Ron Hill on January 27, 2013, 02:32:29 PM
Tasha : Go on our web site to the Seaward check list I posted on checking the fuel guage system.
There is a 99% probability it is the fuel float in the fuel tank. There have been many posts and articles (Projects/WiKi) on how to change out the float sending unit.
Your problem is being in the Bahamas and getting a replacement. In the mean time use a fuel consumption of .5 gal/hour and you can't go wrong - until you get back to the States and get the part.
A few thoughts
Hi Ron,
Thanks for your help. If we know the part, we can probably have it FedExed to Nassau since we'll be there in a week.
With regard to the Seaward Checklist, can you give a link to it?
Thanks again!
Tasha
Tasha, click on the "C34 Tech wiki" link at the top of this page, scroll down to fuel and click on that.