99speedster
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After doing a lot of searching here and there---I finally got my fuel gauge working again!
:cheers:
Thanks to this forum and the great members.
I tried to put most of the relavent posts together as well as the float part number to save everyone time.
As has been covered several times I am sure, my fuel float was full of fuel and would sink instantly....But I also had electrical issues that I was unsure what to do with. Anyhow here is a very interesting link to repairing your fuel sending unit when they have F1 fuse problem.
F1 fuse replacement
http://www.seadooforum.com/showthread.php?t=5826
I did cut the sending unit open with a cut-off wheel on a dremel so my cuts where a lot cleaner to aid in the welding of the parts back shut made easier. I used a butane soldering iron to do my F1 wire repair. Also note I did use a small piece of copper wire from the one circuit to the other instead of a glob of solder like was done in the link to complete the circuit replacing the F1 fuse. I used my butane iron to plastic weld the unit back together using tie-straps as the filler. I would'nt be afraid to use a product like JB weld either---I was going to use JB weld as back-up if the plastic welding did'nt work--but it worked wonderfully.
Here are the reading you should get as you sweep the float through the range of motion when measuring
the pink and the pink/black wire with a digital volt ohm meter on the sending unit.
0.01~ Full
0.23~3/4 tank
0.45~1/2 tank
0.68~1/4 tank
0.90~empty
The full and empty numbers will be pretty consistant, but the numbers inbetween may be slightly one way or another.
Here is the part number of the float that "most" seadoo dealers have in stock that works on the boats--although it "unsually" does not cross-referance to any boat(at least that was what the parts man said) --it does works fine......
Seadoo part number.............295500438 with a retail price of $9.99
hope this helps....
C U on the water!
:cheers:
Thanks to this forum and the great members.
I tried to put most of the relavent posts together as well as the float part number to save everyone time.
As has been covered several times I am sure, my fuel float was full of fuel and would sink instantly....But I also had electrical issues that I was unsure what to do with. Anyhow here is a very interesting link to repairing your fuel sending unit when they have F1 fuse problem.
F1 fuse replacement
http://www.seadooforum.com/showthread.php?t=5826
I did cut the sending unit open with a cut-off wheel on a dremel so my cuts where a lot cleaner to aid in the welding of the parts back shut made easier. I used a butane soldering iron to do my F1 wire repair. Also note I did use a small piece of copper wire from the one circuit to the other instead of a glob of solder like was done in the link to complete the circuit replacing the F1 fuse. I used my butane iron to plastic weld the unit back together using tie-straps as the filler. I would'nt be afraid to use a product like JB weld either---I was going to use JB weld as back-up if the plastic welding did'nt work--but it worked wonderfully.
Here are the reading you should get as you sweep the float through the range of motion when measuring
the pink and the pink/black wire with a digital volt ohm meter on the sending unit.
0.01~ Full
0.23~3/4 tank
0.45~1/2 tank
0.68~1/4 tank
0.90~empty
The full and empty numbers will be pretty consistant, but the numbers inbetween may be slightly one way or another.
Here is the part number of the float that "most" seadoo dealers have in stock that works on the boats--although it "unsually" does not cross-referance to any boat(at least that was what the parts man said) --it does works fine......
Seadoo part number.............295500438 with a retail price of $9.99
hope this helps....
C U on the water!
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