Yamaha fuel Management problem

[susqking]

Just the other day there was a post regarding different fuel gauges and of course I said I never had a problem with mine.

All I'm getting is 0's on the gauge. Does anyone have a glue what to look for to fix?

Anthony

 

[Porkchunker]

If you are getting zip, I'd check the electrical connector of the Yamaha fuel flow meter--normally mounted on the transom. Trace the fuel lines from the fuel-water separators and filters up to the pump bulbs. Somewhere in between should be about a 1" dia square block that is about 2-3" long in-line with the fuel lines. There is a wire coming off of it. Check that connection.

 

[susqking]

Thanks Porkchunker, I will check it out. I just had Bennett Tabs installed maybe someone knocked something loose.

 

[andertonm]

I love toys, so I couldn't resist putting a FloScan on the boat. Works as advertised, but the gallon per hour gauge is just depressing. What is useful is the digiatl readout of gallons used. It's pretty accurate - certainly gives you better resolution than the digital bars on the Yamaha display. When you think about it, if each of those bars represents 12 gallons, there's a confusion factor of about 20 gallons as to how much gas you really have in the tank. The FloScan tells you how much you have actually used with a fairly high degree of accuracy. I recommend it.

 

[susqking]

Got it fixed, the connection at the gauge was not connected.

I like having the gauge, my friends are always willing to share fuel costs and I always know what was burned.

 

[gerg]

It never seems to fail. Have someone else do something on the boat, even something minor, and something else stops working.

Like is it that friggin hard to be a little bit careful? Yes, I know, marine systems are complex but somehow we manage to keep them running when we work on stuff.

Why do mechanics always break something they aren't working on?

 

[Mokee]

My Brother in Law says, "Everything on the boat is broken. We just don't know it yet," and "Plan on spending 10% of the purchase price every year on maintenance."