Gas gauge.

[heyitskirby]

Gas gauge stopped working today. Anything quick I can check before dragging my boat to the shop? This is about the only gauge I care about and would obviously like it to work.

If necessary...its a Nitro X4.

[slonezp]

I thought most gas gauges stopped working on the day the boat was delivered. ;D

[SoFlaBassAddict]

Easy things to check are the float or the arm.  The arm inside my tank was a little cocked out of position and the tank would never read correctly.  I'd put in 150 - 200 bucks worth of fuel and it'd show a quarter tank.  Hopefully it's an easy thing to fix for you and not something electrical.

[Al Wolbach]

Gas gauge stopped working today. Anything quick I can check before dragging my boat to the shop? This is about the only gauge I care about and would obviously like it to work.

If necessary...its a Nitro X4.

Interesting. It and the trim gauge to me are pretty much worthless.That being said, the only thing I know to check is the wiring at the gauge and at the sending unit at the tank, broken connection, corrosion, etc................

[Team_Dougherty]

Gas gauge stopped working today. Anything quick I can check before dragging my boat to the shop? This is about the only gauge I care about and would obviously like it to work.

If necessary...its a Nitro X4.

Interesting. It and the trim gauge to me are pretty much worthless.That being said, the only thing I know to check is the wiring at the gauge and at the sending unit at the tank, broken connection, corrosion, etc................

Pitot speedos are useless as well.

you would think that running out of fuel on the water can be much more dangerous than running out of fuel on the road. You would think that someone would come up with a better fuel gauge for boats. I guess the pounding boats take is much more severe than a car.

I know those flowscans work pretty well since the fuel actually flows through the sensor.

[heyitskirby]

Yeah I wouldn't be real excited if I ran out of fuel on the water.  Since I hardly ever have to fill the thing, I don't want to have to go to the gas station every time.  So it would be nice to know how much is in there before and after every trip.

Thanks for the tips.

[cart7t]

Check the wiring as well.  Make sure the wires haven't broken or become corroded at the tank sender.  Tank sending units are notorious for failing and all of a sudden usually.