SmartCraft?
PartsMan
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I have a 03 Mercruiser 350 ... just wondering what every one has installed? Did you DYI? Likes, dislikes?
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I am also interested in this post. I have an 04 with 5.0's and hate my analog gauges, they never give accurate readings. I would love to put in some sort of digital system that can give me accurate readings, and would also love to add a fuel flow monitoring system. This is all probably very expensive, but also wondering what others have done.
Any ideas are appreciated.
2004 Rinker 312, 5.0 Merc's, Bravo III, Lake Wheeler, AL
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Definitely do a fuel flow monitoring system. It will tell you more about your engines and power settings than any other simple item I can think of. As for the crappy Faria gauges, I don't look for accuracy out of any of them, just consistency. If I see an inconsistent reading, it is then that I know there is trouble abrewin. Someday, maybe I will go the all new guage route but that is at some indefinite point in the future.
Tony
Salt Shaker 342
Dream 'Inn III -- 2008 400 Express
I just watched on ebay for a while & got a used one (Cummins, but it works exactly the same as Mercruiser) for $250 and then I bought cables for ~200. Not bad overall. You pay that for the scan reader & definitely worth it the first time the alarm goes off and it displays in plain english the problem.
Dream 'Inn III -- 2008 400 Express
Dream 'Inn III -- 2008 400 Express
does anybody know if the tach and speedo have to both be replaced?? or can you just change out the tach by itself?
I have replaced my tach withe a smartcraft guage. The speedo is still the original Faria and works.
I realy like my new smartcraft, especially for monitoring fuel consumption.
I also fish alot and the troll control is amazing.
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