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My '92 Ski Nautique has been in storage for a few years. I'm pulling it out to try and actually use it again now. I've replaced the battery, changed the oil, and replaced the water pump impeller. The engine seems to be running quite well on the trailer pumping water from a bucket. So far so good! The alternator seems to be putting out almost 14 volts when running. I forget the exact number now but I remember thinking it seemed good at the time.
I noticed the fuel gauge not moving at all with about a half tank of gas. I read some posts here I think about that, so I tried touching the positive connection from the fuel sender to the ground on the fuel sender to see if it would spike to full. At first, nothing. After trying a few more times in slightly different spots, it did spike to full. My thought there was dirty connectors maybe?, so I lightly sanded down the connectors of the positive and ground and hooked it back up and it seemed to work for a while. I'm not sure if that is the proper thing to do though or not... Initially I thought I was good.
The next day, the fuel gauge was back to not working at all again. Then I noticed my navigation lights didn't work. Also noticed the more accessory switches on the dash that I turned on (even if they weren't running anything) the dash switch lights got progressively more dim and the horn would get progressively more quiet as well, although it does start out loud initially.
I'm wondering if this sounds like anything specific perhaps? Let me know if you might want more info.... I'd be happy to provide it. It feels to me like I may need to just rewire the whole boat, but maybe that's a little excessive as I'm not sure I want to take that on.
The good news is the engine seems to start and run great, so I at least have that in my back pocket.... I think I'm ok to use it during the day as long as I keep an eye on my fuel consumption, though I admit I'm not entirely sure as it would be nice to get it all straightened out it possible.
Any other thoughts would be greatly appreciated if possible..
Thanks!
I noticed the fuel gauge not moving at all with about a half tank of gas. I read some posts here I think about that, so I tried touching the positive connection from the fuel sender to the ground on the fuel sender to see if it would spike to full. At first, nothing. After trying a few more times in slightly different spots, it did spike to full. My thought there was dirty connectors maybe?, so I lightly sanded down the connectors of the positive and ground and hooked it back up and it seemed to work for a while. I'm not sure if that is the proper thing to do though or not... Initially I thought I was good.
The next day, the fuel gauge was back to not working at all again. Then I noticed my navigation lights didn't work. Also noticed the more accessory switches on the dash that I turned on (even if they weren't running anything) the dash switch lights got progressively more dim and the horn would get progressively more quiet as well, although it does start out loud initially.
I'm wondering if this sounds like anything specific perhaps? Let me know if you might want more info.... I'd be happy to provide it. It feels to me like I may need to just rewire the whole boat, but maybe that's a little excessive as I'm not sure I want to take that on.
The good news is the engine seems to start and run great, so I at least have that in my back pocket.... I think I'm ok to use it during the day as long as I keep an eye on my fuel consumption, though I admit I'm not entirely sure as it would be nice to get it all straightened out it possible.
Any other thoughts would be greatly appreciated if possible..
Thanks!
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