1995 Tracker Magna DC trim/tilt guage

[ctiggemann]

Where is the tilt/trim sender unit located. Someplace on the engine but it is not shown in the selco service manual under wiring.

 

[Bob_VT]

Re: 1995 Tracker Magna DC trim/tilt guage

Well......follow the wires from the gauge. Hard to guess what engine you have .......... crystal ball broken

More details needed.

 

[cr2k]

Re: 1995 Tracker Magna DC trim/tilt guage

Why would it located on the engine? It should be located on the part that goes up and down.

 

[ctiggemann]

Re: 1995 Tracker Magna DC trim/tilt guage

Well......follow the wires from the gauge. Hard to guess what engine you have .......... crystal ball broken

More details needed.

It is a 1995 90 Merc oil injected. Tracing wires is a last resort as they are buried pretty well.
Let me know what parts you need for the crystal ball. I can check my stack and see if anything is salvagable.

 

[ctiggemann]

Re: 1995 Tracker Magna DC trim/tilt guage

Where is the tilt/trim sender unit located. Someplace on the engine but it is not shown in the selco service manual under wiring.

Update: I discovered the sender unit is located on the starboard side of the tilt/trim mount. I removed it from the motor and attached an ohm meter to the two connections. When I moved the control shaft I could see the resistance change so that tells me the sender is working correctly. It was a brown/white wire and attaches to the same color wire inside (starboard) the engine housing. It was disconnected. I verified this was the correct wire by again placing my ohm meter on the end at the motor and the end under the dash attached to the trim/tilt gauge. Same wire. Once I had the brown/white wire reconnected to the cable harness I moved the control shaft to see if the gauge moved. I did have the switch turned on by the way. No movement at all. Verified power was running to the gauge.

Short version: Ordered new gauge from iBoats. It was on sale too so that was a bonus.

 

[Bob_VT]

Re: 1995 Tracker Magna DC trim/tilt guage

Glad it worked out.

Me..... I don't use a gauge ........ I use the boat handling and set of the pants method since varied conditions require different trim.

 

[ctiggemann]

Re: 1995 Tracker Magna DC trim/tilt guage

Glad it worked out.

Me..... I don't use a gauge ........ I use the boat handling and set of the pants method since varied conditions require different trim.

Me too but when I bought the boat, it already had the full gauge package and the tilt/trim did not work and I hate having equipment that does not work. I also cleaned up some of the wiring mess under the dash as well. :joyous: