Adding a Power Tilt Gauge

[tedder]

Wondering if someone might be able to help.

I have a 1996 Mariner 115 without a Tilt Gauge. I picked up a matching gauge and I'm wondering if the sending unit would be on the motor or do I need to add it as well. Where would I look for the sending unit?

The boat is an 17' 1996 Smokercraft, would the wiring for the Tilt Gauge and sending unit be in the harness? I found a unused single brown wire coming out of the wiring near the throttle.

Any help would be great.
Thanks

 

[WillyBWright]

Re: Adding a Power Tilt Gauge

The sending unit doesn't come with the motor. You'll need to get one. It does indeed wire into the brown wire with the white stripe.

 

[tedder]

Re: Adding a Power Tilt Gauge

Thanks for the confirmation/info, I cant seem to locate the other end of the wire which I assume would be at the rear of the boat near the motor? I'll keep looking.

Cheers

 

[lakemeadrat]

Re: Adding a Power Tilt Gauge

I just installed a guage on my '07 "SunTracker" with a 90HP Merc. The trim switch is about the size of a half dollar located just under the motor casing on the side toward the boat. It has two wires, one ground and one brn/wht. They apparently didn't think to send the brn/wht to the dash and I had to wire my own from the motor. Anyway it works!