[tkwalker]

Originally Posted by spottedbass

My gas gauge is broke. I have a 17 ft. aluminum bass boat with an enclosed gas tank. My gauge has died. It went from always reading 1/4 tank for about a month to now always showing empty. Is there an easy way to fix this?

SBass ... Usually the sending unit goes first but to check this just turn your key on and use a volt meter and see if you have a potential accross the gauge (you may need to disconnect from the gause, it may depend how yours is configured) ....In most cases the sending unit uses a varriable resistor (some use LVDT's) that moves up and down with the fuel level this varies the potential (voltage) ... Th easiest way is just replace the gauge with a used or new one ... They aren't that $$$.... If this does not fix it ....

The sending unit in the tank can be removed fairly easy if you have access ... It is the round device that has a couple of wires going to it ... Hope this helps .... <'TK><