Fuel Guage

[springer07]

Hey all new here. Just bought a 96 SeaDoo GTI. The only thing wrong is that the fuel guage is not working. I did some reading on here and saw the tread about the F1 fuse and thought ok that sounds easy. So I went ahead and took the baffle out today and noticed that there is not a float inside the baffle and there is not a screen on the bottom of the baffle. also I figured that this was my problem but thought why I have this out and waiting on the parts to show up I would go ahead and bridge the F1 fuse so I looked at the pic in the post and cut were it was cut in the pic but I do not have a fuse there. If I would cut in the same place on the other side of the baffle the is a round black thing there is this the fuse maybe they changed it from the one in the skicky on here or maybe I have an older version. Any ideas on this fuse.

 

[Bills86e]

The float & bafel cap probly are in tank bottom, ect. Retreive and test before going further. U should have did the gauga test first also, by jumpering the bafel harness
connector side, then with safety lanyard off, touch start button. If gauge goes to full, the gauge is good. Do the baffel fuse trick then re-test ohms while slideing the
float up & down in the bafel. Bills86e

 

[springer07]

The only problem I have is that I dont see the fuse F1 on the circuit board at all.

 

[Bills86e]

The bafel fix is posted in how-to section.

 

[springer07]

yes I have read that and I have my baffle on my work bench with a hole cut in it acording to the pic. , but I do not have a fuse were they said there is a fuse. Is this normal not to have a fuse in some seadoo's.

 

[Bills86e]

If no board in there, or electric wires, I'd think you had no fuse. Its not what you'd think a fuse looks like. Just post for a used bafel in classified. Get one cheap.

 

[springer07]

I have the board in the baffle just no fuse on the board

 

[84ls1_transam@hotmail.com]

Hey man. I ran into the same thing. Cut it like it showed, blah blah blah. No fuse either. I Check the resistance in the wires from the connector end, to the two large solder spots on the board on the top of the baffle. What is did was cut the connector off and soldered onto that spot. There was high resistance in the wire in the top of the baffle. So instead of ruining the baffle further I just change the wire location. Let me know if this helps. I can try to take some pics if you dont get it.

 

[springer07]

I actually did find the fuse in mine. It is located on the other side. It is round and black. If you cut the baffle in the spot were the 2 big terminals are you can bridge the terminals from there. Thanks for the reply.

 

[84ls1_transam@hotmail.com]

Thats not what was wrong with mine. Mine tested fine.