Wiring up fuel guage..willfinch36 20 March 2009, 13:48 ok well i had it all wired up fine, i just needed to put some crimp connectors on the end of the wires that go to the battery .. not feeling 100% today hence im not at work.. I accidently put the negative on the posotive and the posotive on the negative... i dont think ive done anything else but now it just reads empty and when i turn the ignition on it moves down from empty a bit more... any ideas? Grasshopper 20 March 2009, 13:57 You may have blown the main fuse on the engine.:eek: willfinch36 20 March 2009, 14:05 nope because its not connected to the ignition on the engine, i have wired it seperatly of the wiring system on the boat so it has its own switch to turn it on Grasshopper 20 March 2009, 14:09 Glad to hear it,:thumbs: I found out about this fuse when I connected my batteries up with reverse polarity, oops willfinch36 20 March 2009, 14:10 could i have just busted the fuel guage then? Grasshopper 20 March 2009, 14:30 Most kit nowadays has reverse polarity protection. Hopefully one of the electrical gurus will be along soon, I am assuming the gauge is wired the correct way now. willfinch36 20 March 2009, 15:24 thanks in advanced.... Downhilldai 20 March 2009, 16:06 .. but now it just reads empty and when i turn the ignition on it moves down from empty a bit more... any ideas? Is there any fuel in the tank? Downhilldai 20 March 2009, 16:08 ..when i turn the ignition on it moves down from empty a bit more... ..its not connected to the ignition on the engine.. :] willfinch36 20 March 2009, 16:34 yes its full of fuel willfinch36 20 March 2009, 16:46 no worries have fixed it now. a wire on the sender unit had snapped can easily be fixed! |