Re: omc-boats-digest V1 #176 from Thomas Klauber on 2004-07-16 (OMC-Boats Mailing List Archive)

From: Thomas Klauber <tklauber@...>
Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 23:27:57 -0400

Lee, The gauges are fairly common ( esp. tachs) on e-bay in various stages
from NOS to well used. They made plenty of them for all different models of
boats I would guess. I still don't know who made them but I would guess
Stewart Warner. I always thought the gauges on my Rogue kinda looked like
the ones on vintage Mustangs and other Fords. To Greg Fell, I would check
the wiring at the tank first and then under the dash. I had a nonfunctioning
gauge that worked after fixing the ground at the sending unit. It was making
poor contact. It had been broken for years and when I fixed it I noticed the
gauge would only go to about 1/4 a tank. I pulled the tank this winter to
clean and paint it and found the float was binding in the pickup tube - a
simple fix. I was lucky cause I just knew I would have to replace the
sending unit which would have been a real PIA trying to find etc. I think
the sending unit is made by Stewart Warner. Good luck! TK
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> omc-boats-digest Thursday, July 15 2004 Volume 01 : Number
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> Re: Question
> RE: Question
> fuel guage
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> Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 15:26:11 -0600
> From: "lib1" <lib1@...>
> Subject: Re: Question
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> Excellent topic for more discussion. OMC tended to use top-grade stuff, =
> but you are right finding the right part to retain the originality is =
> tough. For example, anyone know who OEM'ed our boats instruments?
>
> Lee
> Salt Lake
> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: Thomas Klauber=20
> To: omc-boats@...=20
> Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 8:35 PM
> Subject: Question
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>
> Anybody out there got any idea on finding out who made component parts =
> for the Evinrude boats? Like who made the aluminum rub rails for these =
> boats and sold them to Evinrude? Who made the plastic light lenses? =
> Where did this stuff come from and how do we go about recreating them to =
> keep our boats looking good. The remaining spare parts are few and hard =
> to find. Any price would be reasonable considering the price of a new =
> boat with its attendant expenses. I've been thinking about this for some =
> time and thought I would throw it out for discussion. Also I have =
> learned that the best sealer for the transom seal is 3M 101 Marine =
> Sealant. It is nasty stuff , messy but it works better than anything =
> else. I tried several types of silicone sealant and they don't seem to =
> work as well. Hope everyone is enjoying the water this summer. Be =
> thinking about that winter project. I think I''ll tear down and re-do =
> the sterndrive. Still got some minor trim in the cockpit to do and still =
> need to get the wiring shipshape! Tom K.
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> <DIV>Excellent topic for more discussion. =
> OMC tended to=20
> use top-grade stuff, but you are right finding the right part to retain =
> the=20
> originality is tough. For example, anyone know who OEM'ed our boats =
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> instruments?</DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
> <DIV>Lee</DIV>
> <DIV>Salt Lake</DIV>
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> Klauber</A> </DIV>
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> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 =
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> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">Subject: Question</DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
> <DIV>Anybody out there got any idea on =
> finding out who=20
> made component parts for the Evinrude boats? Like who made the =
> aluminum rub=20
> rails for these boats and sold them to Evinrude? Who made the plastic =
> light=20
> lenses? Where did this stuff come from and how do we go about =
> recreating them=20
> to keep our boats looking good. The remaining spare parts are few and =
> hard to=20
> find. Any price would be reasonable considering the price of a new =
> boat with=20
> its attendant expenses. I've been thinking about this for some =
> time and=20
> thought I would throw it out for discussion. Also I have learned that =
> the best=20
> sealer for the transom seal is 3M 101 Marine Sealant. It is nasty =
> stuff ,=20
> messy but it works better than anything else. I tried several types of =
>
> silicone sealant and they don't seem to work as well. Hope everyone is =
>
> enjoying the water this summer. Be thinking about that winter project. =
> I think=20
> I''ll tear down and re-do the sterndrive. Still got some minor trim in =
> the=20
> cockpit to do and still need to get the wiring =
> shipshape!   =20
> Tom K.</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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> Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 08:24:02 -0500
> From: "Gregory B. Fell" <gfell@...>
> Subject: RE: Question
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> Speaking of instruments - I just went for my first ride of the summer and
> found the my fuel gauge is not working. Any suggestions on where to start
> with the diagnosis.
>
> Gregory B. Fell
> The Fell Law Firm
> 3300 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 700
> Dallas, Texas 75219
> 972-488-8177
> 214-219-4218 - fax
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> From: owner-omc-boats@... [mailto:owner-omc-boats@...]On
> Behalf Of lib1
> Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 4:26 PM
> To: omc-boats@...
> Subject: Re: Question
>
> Excellent topic for more discussion. OMC tended to use top-grade stuff,
but
> you are right finding the right part to retain the originality is tough.
For
> example, anyone know who OEM'ed our boats instruments?
>
> Lee
> Salt Lake
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> From: Thomas Klauber <mailto:tklauber@...>
> To: omc-boats@... <mailto:omc-boats@...>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 8:35 PM
> Subject: Question
>
> Anybody out there got any idea on finding out who made component parts for
> the Evinrude boats? Like who made the aluminum rub rails for these boats
and
> sold them to Evinrude? Who made the plastic light lenses? Where did this
> stuff come from and how do we go about recreating them to keep our boats
> looking good. The remaining spare parts are few and hard to find. Any
price
> would be reasonable considering the price of a new boat with its attendant
> expenses. I've been thinking about this for some time and thought I would
> throw it out for discussion. Also I have learned that the best sealer for
> the transom seal is 3M 101 Marine Sealant. It is nasty stuff , messy but
it
> works better than anything else. I tried several types of silicone sealant
> and they don't seem to work as well. Hope everyone is enjoying the water
> this summer. Be thinking about that winter project. I think I''ll tear
down
> and re-do the sterndrive. Still got some minor trim in the cockpit to do
and
> still need to get the wiring shipshape! Tom K.
>
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> 12.0pt'>Speaking of instruments =96 I just went for my first ride of the =
> summer
> and found the my fuel gauge is not working. yes">=A0
> Any suggestions on where to start with the =
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> Behalf Of lib1 
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> 2004
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> face=3DArial> style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Excellent
> topic for more discussion. OMC tended to use top-grade stuff, but you =
> are right
> finding the right part to retain the originality is tough. For example, =
> anyone
> know who OEM'ed our boats instruments? color=3Dblack><span
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> face=3DArial> style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Anybody
> out there got any idea on finding out who made component parts for the =
> Evinrude
> boats? Like who made the aluminum rub rails for these boats and sold =
> them to
> Evinrude? Who made the plastic light lenses? Where did this stuff come =
> from and
> how do we go about recreating them to keep our boats looking good. The
> remaining spare parts are few and hard to find. Any price would be =
> reasonable
> considering the price of a new boat with its attendant expenses. I've =
> been
> thinking about this for some time and thought I would throw it out =
> for
> discussion. Also I have learned that the best sealer for the transom =
> seal is 3M
> 101 Marine Sealant. It is nasty stuff , messy but it works better than =
> anything
> else. I tried several types of silicone sealant and they don't seem to =
> work as
> well. Hope everyone is enjoying the water this summer. Be thinking about =
> that
> winter project. I think I''ll tear down and re-do the sterndrive. Still =
> got
> some minor trim in the cockpit to do and still need to get the wiring
> shipshape!    Tom K. color=3Dblack><span
> style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p><=
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> Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 10:55:33 EDT
> From: Pated66@...
> Subject: fuel guage
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> Greg,
> I'd start with a general check of the wiring under the dash, especially
the
> grounds.
> If you ran the tank down, you can (easier with a helper) disconnect the
leads
> going form the tank to the guage and put a meter across them. Check the
> resistance as your helper fills the tank. This will tell you if the
problem is
> with the sending unit in the tank, or within the guage itself.
>
> Which boat do you have?
> Paul Tedder
> Nashua NH
> currently boatless :-(
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> <HTML><HTML> =3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0">Greg, 
> I'd start with a general check of the wiring under the dash, especially
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> grounds. 
> If you ran the tank down, you can (easier with a helper) disconnect the
lead=
> s going form the tank to the guage and put a meter across them. 
Check=20=
> the resistance as your helper fills the tank.  This will tell you if
th=
> e problem is with the sending unit in the tank, or within the guage
itself.<=
> BR>
> 
> Which boat do you have? 
> Paul Tedder 
> Nashua NH 
> currently boatless :-(</HTML>
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