I purchased a boat a few months ago and found out the fuel gauge doesn't work. I tested the gauge itself and there is continuity through the whole gauge, so the problem has to be with the fuel float.
here's the problem, the person I bought the boat from sealed the whole floor with one sheet of plywood and covered it all in fiberglass so there is no access panel. I need to know approximately where the fuel float is in relation to the doghouse (engine cover) so that I can make a whole to 1) install an access panel and 2) more importantly replace the fuel float.
I have a 1987 Four Winns with a MerCruiser 165HP 4cyl engine.
I was told by someone at a boat shop that it should be about 12 inches from the engine cover dead center in the middle of the floor but I want a second opinion because you can't "undrill" a hole.
Someone in another forum made a good point - since the previous owner replaced the gas tank the float may be in a different location, however, it appears that the original wires going to the fuel tank are still in tact so I'm pretty sure it hasn't been moved too far away.
here's the problem, the person I bought the boat from sealed the whole floor with one sheet of plywood and covered it all in fiberglass so there is no access panel. I need to know approximately where the fuel float is in relation to the doghouse (engine cover) so that I can make a whole to 1) install an access panel and 2) more importantly replace the fuel float.
I have a 1987 Four Winns with a MerCruiser 165HP 4cyl engine.
I was told by someone at a boat shop that it should be about 12 inches from the engine cover dead center in the middle of the floor but I want a second opinion because you can't "undrill" a hole.
Someone in another forum made a good point - since the previous owner replaced the gas tank the float may be in a different location, however, it appears that the original wires going to the fuel tank are still in tact so I'm pretty sure it hasn't been moved too far away.