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Recently I bought an F60 four stroke (2007) outboard with fuel fed from a standard Yamaha 24 litre portable fuel tank.
Problem: I was unaware when purchasing that the fuel level indicator on the tank wasn't visible i.e., couldn't tell through the spy glass if tank was full or empty.
After inspection I found that the tip of the level indicator on the tank gauge/float was missing and I believed might also explain why the fuel gauge on the dashboard (Yamaha round type) was (blinking) at zero whether or not the tank was full.
Can someone explain if/how the tank float is a transponder for the fuel gauge on the dashboard given that there is not an apparent electrical or sensor connection on the portable tank? Basically I don't understand where/how the dashboard fuel level obtains its information.
Is this simply a question of replacing the float and everything will be fine or do I have two separate faults here?
Thanks
Recently I bought an F60 four stroke (2007) outboard with fuel fed from a standard Yamaha 24 litre portable fuel tank.
Problem: I was unaware when purchasing that the fuel level indicator on the tank wasn't visible i.e., couldn't tell through the spy glass if tank was full or empty.
After inspection I found that the tip of the level indicator on the tank gauge/float was missing and I believed might also explain why the fuel gauge on the dashboard (Yamaha round type) was (blinking) at zero whether or not the tank was full.
Can someone explain if/how the tank float is a transponder for the fuel gauge on the dashboard given that there is not an apparent electrical or sensor connection on the portable tank? Basically I don't understand where/how the dashboard fuel level obtains its information.
Is this simply a question of replacing the float and everything will be fine or do I have two separate faults here?
Thanks
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