Fuel Gauge Not Working

[Tashahacker]

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)

[Ron Hill]

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

[Stu Jackson]

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!

[Tashahacker]

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

[Stu Jackson]

Tasha, click on the "C34 Tech wiki" link at the top of this page, scroll down to fuel and click on that.