Incorrect Fuel Gauge Reading

[gibbo500]

I have a Plastimo 53 litre fuel tank and electric sender unit however it is not accurate. When showing empty i still have about 1/4 tank left. Is there any way the gauge or sender unit can be adjusted?

Cheers

[mdt]

That sounds like a fair margin of safety to me…

[JSP]

Depends what sender I think mate. If it's one with a float arm there's away to calculate how to set it up I think. Something to do with the depth of the tank, distance from the top of the sender to the pivot arm, and then you get the correct length to the pivot arm.

[gibbo500]

Originally Posted by JSP

Depends what sender I think mate. If it's one with a float arm there's away to calculate how to set it up I think. Something to do with the depth of the tank, distance from the top of the sender to the pivot arm, and then you get the correct length to the pivot arm.

John,

No mine has a float around a tube not a pivot arm.

How is your boat coming on mate?

[Downhilldai]

Sounds like you need a longer sender then, gibbo.
Try www.asap-supplies.com

[gibbo500]

Originally Posted by Downhilldai

Sounds like you need a longer sender then, gibbo.
Try www.asap-supplies.com

Brad,

That would make sense thinking about it more logically.

[Downhilldai]

As long as it doesn't mean you cutting a hole in the bottom of the tank to fit the new sender in.

[JSP]

Originally Posted by gibbo500

John,

No mine has a float around a tube not a pivot arm.

How is your boat coming on mate?

It's not mate, in fact it's coursing long drawn out silences with her. I love my boat

[Mollers]

Gibbo, you could try splashing out £13k on a big Etec with fancy pants instruments and still not have a fogging clue how much fuel you've got.

[Chris]

Originally Posted by Mollers

Gibbo, you could try splashing out £13k on a big Etec with fancy pants instruments and still not have a fogging clue how much fuel you've got.

Still !, have you not fitted the new sender yet ?