[C320-list] Fuel Gauge

[Warren Updike]

John, search the Google archives
https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/c320-list for information
on testing the fuel gage.  There may also be some info on our web site.  If
you think you need a new gage, see my next post Subject: Service for Seaward
Parts.

-----Original Message-----
From: John Zienda [mailto:jzienda at sbcglobal.net] 
Sent: Monday, May 20, 2013 2:13 PM
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Subject: [C320-list] Fuel Gauge


My fuel gauge shows fuel level over  the Full mark, even after several hours
of motoring,   As this is my first season with the boat, I am not sure how
real this reading is.  Is there some other way of verifying how much fuel do
you have left?

John Zienda
#691 (w/ Yanmar)

On May 19, 2013, at 4:05 PM, Doug Treff <doug at treff.us> wrote:

> On 5/19/2013 4:06 PM, Warren Updike wrote:
>> Doug, first off, you don't want conductive grease.  The appropriate 
>> product is called a dielectric grease, meaning it won't conduct
electricity.
> 
>> As for the bulb type, on our 1994, the deck lamp was halogen, and the 
>> steaming light was incandescent. Sorry I can't give you the exact 
>> type.  I know my owner's manual came with information about the 
>> fixture, do check that.  I ended up replacing the whole fixture 
>> because of the excessive corrosion in the original.  You may be able 
>> to do this without dropping the mast; but, Catalina didn't leave me a lot
of wire to work with.
> Warren,
> 
> Thanks for setting me straight on the grease. What I have is actually
dielectric, I just used the wrong terminology. As for the owners manual, the
one I have has a wiring diagram with wire colors but I see no reference to
fixture type. Will contact Catalina Direct to see if they can supply the
correct data.
> 
> I am the 3rd owner, so there may have been paperwork lost along the way,
that I did not receive with the boat.
> 
> Thanks,
> Doug