2002 rinker fiesta vee 270,gas guage does not work?

maxwell

Big problem..any advice guys?
stuck on  empty
put in 30 gallons

Grahamu

You will need to locate the sender on top of your fuel tank. Remove the wire from the sender, turn on the ignition switch that controls the gauge and then touch the wire to the top of the tank. If the gauge goes to full deflection the problem is with the sender. If not it is the gauge or wiring. 

maxwell

thank you ..we will try that this weekend

ljshein

I accidently kicked loose one of the wires on the tank when I was working on the generator on my 270.  It was a simple fix to put the wire back on the clip and all was well.

Handymans342

Check your ground wire too!!

maxwell

Yep..thanks..found the loose wires!
All good..horray!

big problem solved!
now to get the speedometer working.

LaRea

Glad to hear it!  The speedometer is probably a pitot tube speedo, which uses a little rubber tube at the top of the outdrive.  The intake on the front of the drive is probably clogged with mud.  Do a google search for "Clogged speedometer inlet hole" and you'll find videos about it.

maxwell

thanks,will try that on the sand bar this weekend.