Trim gauge help . . .

at the sensor on the outdrive, it may slipped or there is short circuit giving the gauge a constant signal.

wiring to the senders always got me...

Yup, it's probably the sender. I doubt the gauge is bad.

Mechanical indicators are the way to go!

Lower your outdrive Don

You need to take your bravo drive off and put a Donzi in front of it, then you'll be fine!
Wait a minute, my trim gauge is stuck in the up position too.
uhhhh, disregard that.

There is a left and right sensor, correct ?

When I first bought this boat, the gauge flickered some. I took the sensors apart and cleaned the contacts. This cured that problem. I`m sure the gauge is fine.
Should I just buy new sensors ? Where is a good (cheap) source ?

DonMan said:

There is a left and right sensor, correct ?

When I first bought this boat, the gauge flickered some. I took the sensors apart and cleaned the contacts. This cured that problem. I`m sure the gauge is fine.
Should I just buy new sensors ? Where is a good (cheap) source ?

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one is a sender for the gage, the other is the limit switch so you dont overtrim while running.

RCHEVELLE71 said:

one is a sender for the gage, the other is the limit switch so you dont overtrim while running.

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Which is which ?? They look the same from the outside.

Hey DM,
Standing at the rear of the boat the sending unit is on your right(starboard side) and the limit sender is on your left(port side). I have had the same issues with my boat and never had a problem with the limit, but the gauge(sending unit) has given me tons of grief. I believe to replace the wiring you have a bunch of work to do on the gimble assembly but not sure. I was told that by one of our local marina's. Let me know how difficult it is to fix if you would as mine is still giving me fits.

I had the wires start to bare and fray where they were molded into the sender on an Alpha. Looked like extension cord stuff. They short between the 2. I coated each with "liquid electrical tape" (vinyl insulating stuff in a can w/ brush on top) and it fixed 'em.

This post just saved my butt. I was working on my V3 last night and took a look at my limit switch and senders just because I read this post.

The insulation on the limit switch had crumbled off so I used my liquid insulation to fix it!

Thanks guys!!!