Fuel guage not working

[jswope]

Have a '97 GTX. When I bought it the gas guage wasn't working, found it annoying but lived without it. Then I found out there was also suppose to be a compass in the infocenter, so I decided it was time to get things fixed. I found a used compass on ebay for $10.00 and now that works. Glad I didn't buy a new one though since its pretty basic, just north, south, east, west, no detail.

Now for the gas guage, I've got a few questions. I've read a couple of previous posts answered by Kustomkarl. There's been mention of checking a fuse. I've looked in all the obvious places and I'm sitting here with the wiring diagram and I don't see a fuse. If there is one, where do I find it? Also, you've said to unplug the pink-pink/black plug and use a jumper wire to check the guage. Please verify you're talking about using the jumper to connect those 2 wires that lead back to the infocenter (and ground, of course). Next, you've talked about there being magnets in the float tube on other Seadoo products, does the GTX have the same arrangement of magnets in the tube? And lastly, you've talked about hooking an olm meter in line to check the resistance of the sender, is this hooked in to the pink (live) side or pink/black (ground) side?

Sorry to be so wordy, just wanted to cover all my questions at once.
Thanks for any help and direction.

 

[seadoosnipe]

Confused?....

Seems like your just a little bit confused here...

I have this same ski. To access this this area of your ski, your going to have to lift and remove the storage container. Then, (when you get to the point the baffle has to come out), you'll be taking out the small glove box thing right behind the steering and just forward of the seat. It's where I put my wallet.

The info center has a LED bar for the fuel level. It has these small black blocks that will light up to tell you where your fuel level is. This test your looking to do with the jumper. Get a short piece of wire, about 3" long. Strip the wire on both ends. You'll have it bent in a "U" shape. Now, look at the top of your gas tank. You'll see two wires coming from that fuel baffle area. There, you'll see 4 hoses coming from the tank baffle. Now, trace that set of wires back to the plug. I think it's about 6" or so back down from that baffle. Disconnect it. Now, take that short piece of wire and wedge it inbetween the two posts of that plug that's going up to the info center. Once you have that wire grounded between those two lugs, put your lanyard on the post. Now, look at your info center. You should see your gas gage LED go to the "full" position.

If the test shows that the gas gage in the info center work, then you'll need to follow this link to make repairs to that fuel baffle. I don't know why they put that fuse link in there but, it was a dumb idea.

Here's where you will have to take out that glove box thingy. To access the baffle, you'll have to disconnect all the hoses and pull that baffle out of the tank. Read the link I posted and you'll get a better understanding.......:cheers:

 

[jswope]

Thanks Seadoosnipe for the reply and thanks for the link to that great explanation on fixing the fuse link. I'm familiar with where everything is, I've got the glove box thing already removed and I've had the front storage hood all apart before (to replace the compass). I just don't like disconnecting wires and stuff till I know why and what I'm doing with it. Now I understand exactly what to do with the jumper wire. As for the fuel baffle, while I hate the thought of cutting the thing open, if it's not working, what can it hurt.

Two more questions, if you don't mind. Are there magnets in the baffle like have been talked about in other Seadoo models, and if so, is that something I should look at before cutting the baffle open? Also, the F1 fuse link, usually fuses are put in line to blow out in the event of a short or surge. If you replace that fuse link with a solid solder connection, isn't there a chance something else, like the fuel display, could be damaged if there is a short or surge in the baffle?

Thanks again