Volt Meter & Water PSI not working

[dakineyj]

My volt meter and water psi don't work. I looked on the back side and it seem that they are linked together. I was looking through ALL post in the 215/210 just for fun. I remember reading something like all the gauges were linked together. Is that the case? Anybody else have a similar situation? I took the boat out anyway. There was water coming out the back end and I plugged my radar detector for my volt meter. I wasn't excited about going out this way but some people came from a long way to go out.

So if they are all linked together wouldn't they all not work if it was a wiring problem? Is it possible that both of the gauges are bad? Any ideas?

[glehav]

dak, what do you mean by your water psi i have a 215 and no water psi it sound like to me it might be a fuse have you looked for one. or some bad wireing between the two. with the key on use a test volt metter and see if you are getting any power at the metter or water psi if not trace back to see where they get their power from. hope this helps you.... too what do mean about water comeing out of them if you have water comeing out thats not good. some gauges are filled with silicone to help with shock when they get bouned around if you have silicone comeing out the gauge is bad.....

[glehav]

after thinking about it your psi gauge is for the water pump on your motor. if you have a leak on the line from the motor to the gauge than it won't build pressure. but it may be a elect. gauge not a mechanial gauge most likey its a elect. gauge. is your volt meter all so for just your motor and not the boat.

[NCangler]

Factory response:

My guess would be the sending units, possibly the connections on the motor not the gauge's if everything else is working.

[glehav]

iam glad ncangler could help you i sure couldnt sorry maybe next time .......i was thinking pis gauge for your washdown pump at frist....not water pump... thats a new boat isnt it should be under warranty good luck

[dakineyj]

Heh heh, Thanks for the responses. When I said the water was coming out the back I meant the water out the back of the engine showing I had good water circulation. It is by no means a new boat, it's a 2002. I haven't spent much time on this situation yet, hopefully if the rain lets up today I will be able to. I do know we checked all the fuses that we could see inside the center console.

[glehav]

yes i was lost but ncangler isnt. you mean you are getting rain? we need some bad. 96 degrees and dry and thats the forcast into next week. sure will be hot if i go on the lake this weekend. hope your boat is not a big fix, be safe.

[dakineyj]

Lots of rain. A couple times a day for what seems like months now.

So let's start here... Everything looks normal?

[BarryB]

Hi Dak,

The lights in the guages (blue wire for lights) are linked together, so, they all light up.

The water pressure guage looks like a mechanical guage. In theory, you could disconnect the water line at the guage and run the motor to see if water comes out of the tube. I would not run for a long time or you may become very wet. If there is water, they the problem must be the guage.

The volt meter is connect up to main power through a fuse. Find it and you may solve the problem.

Good luck and happy hunting.

[dakineyj]

So if the blue wire if for the lights then the volt meter is not even hooked up then? The blue wire is the only wire going to the volt meter unlike the water pressure gauge which has 2.