On my boat I have an electronic fuel gauge. It has bars that go up, the more fuel that is in it. I noticed the last few trips that I didn't think I was getting an accurate reading on fuel level. I sorta know in my mind how much gas is in the tank, so if the gauge says something different, I realize there is a problem. Been noticing that sometimes I fire the boat up in the yard and it will flash low fuel. Then later on, it will show full, or whatever level is in it..
This past weekend, I knew I had about a half tank (60 gallon capacity). I cranked it up on the hose in the yard, and it registered 1 bar less than half tank. I pulled the boat into town to wash it, then gas it up. When I filled up on gas, it took 24 gallons and it was full to the top(had a bit run out the air vent), so I know it was full...
Get on the water, idling out the river and I showed 3/4 of a tank. Hmmmmmm..... Well, I ran a total of 40 miles, and by the time I had run about 20 or so miles I noticed the fuel gauge was dropping. The whole run back in I flashed low fuel. I am the worrying/panicking type, so I am worried about being out of gas. I came to my senses and realized that I am not losing fuel. No smell of gas, and the bilge only pumped out less than a gallon of water..
So obviously I have a problem with the gauge system... Question is, what is the problem??
The boat did sit idle for at least a year. I'm wondering if it is the float inside the tank? Sending unit? Gauge itself? Need some advice on where to start before I start tearing things apart and spending money to replace...
The ball is fine and the motor runs like a raped ape.
and the motor runs like a raped ape.
Is that good or bad? 😆 😆
Considering I spent over $300 to fix problems ethanol caused it is a good thing
Al mine does the same thing, it shows more fuel when on the trailer then on the water..Alot has to do with the angle the boat sits..And when you are running with the nose up you may show low fuel, it depends in where the sending unit is on the fuel tank..if it is in the front when the nose comes up the fuel goes toward the back of the tank therefore showing low fuel...just my 2 cents..if it is showing low fuel constantly, then I would say bad sending unit..its typically easy to replace..should have a access port on the deck of the boat that is centered over the tank..pop that access cover and there should be the top of the tank and the sending unit..a few screws out and pull the old and replace with the new..I will be glad to help ya...
