Hurricane Fuel Sending Unit

[golfinw71]

Please forgive me if this has already been addressed else where on the forum. I recently just purchased a 1999 hurricane 198 in which the fuel gauge pegs 'empty' when you turn the key on. My steps thus far:

Power is getting to gauge and sending unit

Using a test light, with the ground of the light attached to the battery ground and touching both the Red and Black wires, both show a completed circuit.

tested the resistance between the red wire and grounding (with the black wire detached) and got a reading of 45-50 (the tank is practically full)

With all wires connected, and using the test light. both connections have a completed circuit with the ground light attached to the batt negative.

If I ground the fuel sending unit directly to the battery, the gauge reads 'full'

what baffles me is with the green/black wire when disconnected and using a VM, is showing 12+ volts

Is this correct? I thought this was a ground/bonding wire that, when the VM is connected to the negative of the battery and connected to the green/black wire shouldn't show a reading.

How do I make sure the unit is wired correctly before I buy a new sending unit? thanks for any help!!

 

[foodfisher]

Re: Hurricane Fuel Sending Unit

The members in the electric, electronics forum will help you out.

 

[Campylobacter]

Re: Hurricane Fuel Sending Unit

I have hurricane 195, and the gauge has not read properly from day 1. If the bow is up it reads full, bow down it reads empty. I just keep track of how long its been since I gassed it up.

I know this doesn't really help :cold:

 

[Bondo]

Re: Hurricane Fuel Sending Unit

Please forgive me if this has already been addressed else where on the forum. I recently just purchased a 1999 hurricane 198 in which the fuel gauge pegs 'empty' when you turn the key on. My steps thus far:

Power is getting to gauge and sending unit

Using a test light, with the ground of the light attached to the battery ground and touching both the Red and Black wires, both show a completed circuit.

tested the resistance between the red wire and grounding (with the black wire detached) and got a reading of 45-50 (the tank is practically full)

With all wires connected, and using the test light. both connections have a completed circuit with the ground light attached to the batt negative.

If I ground the fuel sending unit directly to the battery, the gauge reads 'full'

what baffles me is with the green/black wire when disconnected and using a VM, is showing 12+ volts

Is this correct? I thought this was a ground/bonding wire that, when the VM is connected to the negative of the battery and connected to the green/black wire shouldn't show a reading.

How do I make sure the unit is wired correctly before I buy a new sending unit? thanks for any help!!View attachment 228060

View attachment 228060

Ayuh,..... Welcome Aboard,.... That's not right, green is bonding, 'n black is ground, they're both common with the battery Negative(-),...

'n That, I don't understand,... The red should show 12v, 'n the black should show Ground,...

 

[MH Hawker]

Re: Hurricane Fuel Sending Unit

A fast sending unit test is to jump the red at the sending unit to the black, dont connect it just bump it as a connection. the fuel gage should go to a full tank reading, the sending unit reads by resistance and by jumping it has none and it reads full.

 

[golfinw71]

Re: Hurricane Fuel Sending Unit

Thanks Bondo, and everyone else for the suggestions, I will try them this evening and see what I can figure out I'll keep you posted!