Accurate fuel gauges
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Accurate fuel gauges
Anybody have a problem with fuel guages Not being accurate?
I have a 2000 Mystique; guages stay on Full for a while and once they show 3/4 full, im empty. Im guesing its the sending unit in the tank and not neccesarily the guages. Any ideas?
I have a 2000 Mystique; guages stay on Full for a while and once they show 3/4 full, im empty. Im guesing its the sending unit in the tank and not neccesarily the guages. Any ideas?
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Not sure if we have the same installation but we have the same problem. I replaced the sender and know the gauge works fine but have decided that when the boat is in the water either a the dock or running the gas flows toward the back of the tank where the sender is located. When I haul or place in my rack storage area it registers a fairly true reading. My guess is when it is about to drop off of full it is time to look for gas.
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Needs a slosh resister like most cars these days have. Do you see the on in your vehicles move and bounce as you turn or brake? Hence the idea. Im not sure how well it would work as a boat sees alot more pounding ans sloshing then a car but its an idea
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If you have the capacitance-type senders (i.e. newer Gaffrig type with no moving parts), there is a calibration procedure. If the installer cut the tube to fit the tank, and never went through the procedure, then you could get some erratic results.
Anyway, I don't remember it off the top of my head, but bascially you start with the tank empty, put power to the sender, and short two termnals. Check your senders, and if you need the procedure, I'll fish through my gauge box pile and find it.
Don't know if this is your problem, but it is worth checking. The fuel does run to the back of the tank, but still, it should stop reading full after you've burned off maybe 1/8-1/4 of the tank depending on trim angle.
Anyway, I don't remember it off the top of my head, but bascially you start with the tank empty, put power to the sender, and short two termnals. Check your senders, and if you need the procedure, I'll fish through my gauge box pile and find it.
Don't know if this is your problem, but it is worth checking. The fuel does run to the back of the tank, but still, it should stop reading full after you've burned off maybe 1/8-1/4 of the tank depending on trim angle.
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Im almost positive they have never been removed/changed. I would think cigarette would have calibrated them from the factory, but I could be wrong. I'm the third owner and I know the 2nd owner never changed them. I could see if the 2nd owner has any contact info from the 1st owner and see if he had them changed. In the meantime Ill find out what type I have, thank you for the input.
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