1983 bayliner capri SPEEDOMETER PITOT

[mrix]

Hello,

I'm in need of a speedometer pitot for my capri. The gauge works but someone kicked the wand off. Are they universal or do i need one thats made for my speedo?

i was looking at something like this
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Univ...007QQitemZ170118500012QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWD1V

thanks!
-Mark

 

[MikDee]

Re: 1983 bayliner capri SPEEDOMETER PITOT

That should work fine for you, I'm fairly certain they're all universal. It's just a pressure reading device, it reads the pressure of water pushing against it, as long as there's nothing in the tubing to himnder that.

 

[jddenham]

Re: 1983 bayliner capri SPEEDOMETER PITOT

Do you have an outboard? Some outboards have a pick-up built into the lower unit.

 

[BAYLINER185]

Re: 1983 bayliner capri SPEEDOMETER PITOT

They are universal. Any marine supply will have one, its a really cheep easy part to replace.

 

[Mark42]

Re: 1983 bayliner capri SPEEDOMETER PITOT

Don't forget to use sealer on the screw holes. If the new holes don't line up with the old holes, fill the old ones with marine-tex first. You don't want to let water soak into the transom and start rotting it.

 

[Mark42]

Re: 1983 bayliner capri SPEEDOMETER PITOT

Oh, and another thing. If you have compressed air, before connecting a new pitot, disconnect the hose from the speedo and blow the line clean. Water does go up the hose causing compression of the air in the line that makes the speedo register the speed. Junk, scale, grit, etc can build up in the hose, as well as water can get trapped in loops in the line. Just a simple maintenance item if your replacing the pitot.

Do NOT blow compressed air into the speedo or hose attached to the speedo. It will cause total failure of the speedo. That will be about an $85 mistake.