On Mon, 20 Aug 2007 19:28:57 -0500, John H. penned the following well
considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

On Mon, 20 Aug 2007 18:09:30 -0400, Jack Goff wrote:

Got in the boat this weekend and when I fired it up, it was showing
*below* E on the gas gauge. I never run it much below just a tick
under 1/4, so I knew something was wrong. I filled it up at the gas
dock, and it's still showing hard below E, just as far down as the
hand can go.

Does anyone know the resistance value used for the float sender unit?
I know that the sender has a potentiometer (a "volume control") that
varies its resistance value between full and empty. The gauge sees
that resistance, and turn it into a reading. I just need to know what
values to look for so I can figure out if the gauge or the sender is
bad.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Check the rivet holding the connector for the ground wire on the sending
unit. Mine worked itself loose and the ground was lost. A new sending unit
solved the problem.

If you have to replace the sending unit, I recommend these over the
stupid floppy arm rheostat ones....

http://www.wemausa.com/specifications/specSSS.htm

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