I dont know that I like my boat anymore!!!!

**Bearman** · 26th January 2014, 02:18 PM

Good to see you have found the problem Andrew, nothing worse than fuel starvation especially when you need a bit of revs to get you over a wave etc. With the pickup I would be trying to get the end of it in the same place as the original one as you need to be sucking from the lowest point. If you can retrieve the original pickup from the tank cut a small V into the end of the line, that will stop anything from being sucked onto the end and causing the starvation issue then join your new pickup to the old old. If you can't do this try to direct the new one to the same position (with a V in the end). I would be wary of having 2 pickups connected together in the same tank unless they both suck from the same spot.

**tailslide** · 26th January 2014, 02:36 PM

Originally Posted by LandyAndy

... Im thinking use a T piece and use both pickups.
Thoughts?????
Andrew

Hi Andrew,

I would do this if you have a means of selecting each pickup individually with an isolating tap. If they are both connected together to the one line as soon as the highest pickup un-ports you will not have any fuel, just air. Effectively increasing the amount of unusable fuel, but it would have got you home if one of the pickups are blocked.

Cheers
Ron

**LandyAndy** · 26th January 2014, 02:37 PM

Just marked the tank,should be within an inch or 2 of the exsisting.
Cheers
Andrew

**LandyAndy** · 26th January 2014, 02:40 PM

Originally Posted by RSCHIPP

Hi Andrew,

I would do this if you have a means of selecting each pickup individually with an isolating tap. If they are both connected together to the one line as soon as the highest pickup un-ports you will not have any fuel, just air. Effectively increasing the amount of unusable fuel, but it would have got you home if one of the pickups are blocked.

Cheers
Ron

Will be close to the other Ron,IF they get that low to draw air Im in trouble

Andrew

**Chops** · 26th January 2014, 03:25 PM

G'day Andy,
You could attatch a little gause filter to the botton of it if you wanted. This would serve the purpose of both filtering large particles, and /or, unwanted plastic bits and such.
You could even place a long spring on the end, which when it hits the bottom of the tank, would bend/curl over, thus creatinga sort of filter. The spring would just need to be a light long one, like whats in some door handles, or a return spring from a mower. Just something light but fairly long.

**LandyAndy** · 27th January 2014, 06:29 PM

Another reason not to like my boat

.At least this time it appears to be my fault.
Re-fitted the tank,wired up the new sender and gauge,fired up the ignition and find the fuel tank is now full

I know the wiring is correct,a quick check reveals I have a USA spec sender(240-33 ohms) and a Euro spec gauge(0-180 ohms).I do have the correct part numbers written down,when ordering online I have obviously clicked on the wrong sender as it appears Whitworths only stock the Euro gauge and both types of sender.Sent them an email to see if there are any US spec Wema gauges in stock.May have to buy the correct sender

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BUDGET ON ANOTHER THOUSAND!!!!!
Andrew

**Chops** · 27th January 2014, 07:05 PM

Bugger.
I know stuff all about electrics, but is there any way of adjusting anything to compensate and give you a more accurate reading?

**LandyAndy** · 27th January 2014, 07:40 PM

I dont think so,as even the polarity at the sender doesnt matter on these senders.
Cant exchange the sender as it got a good dose of Stag jointing compound to ensure no leaks,would never get it clean

Andrew

**LandyAndy** · 1st February 2014, 02:38 PM

Boat is all back together and ready to fuel up and start

Andrew

Tombie · 1st February 2014, 02:41 PM

Good luck...

Mine is sooo close now, but I'm not going to sit in the cabin to finish the wiring on a 42°c day.

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