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Title: water pressure gauge
Post by: stackenem on July 16, 2012, 11:04:38 AM

Water pressure gauge will not go back down to 0 it stays at 20lbs when the motor is shut off. But when running it will go up to 25/30 lbs depending on how fast I'm going. What are your thoughts on this?

Thanks
Bill

Title: Re: water pressure gauge
Post by: Lightningboy on July 16, 2012, 11:27:35 AM

Yup, you got a bad gauge. Water pressure gauges are mechanical, and should return to zero when the boat is turned off.

Title: Re: water pressure gauge
Post by: stackenem on July 16, 2012, 11:36:31 AM

Guess i'll just put a new one in. Not bad got 6 years out of this one.

Title: Re: water pressure gauge
Post by: Bender on July 16, 2012, 01:51:53 PM

You can also send it back for repair if it is a Faria (https://faria-instruments.com/forms/?form=new). Mine did the same thing and I had it repaired. Instead of capping it off while mine was out for repair I bought another one and put it in. Now that one has the same problem so I need to switch it with the repaired original now.

Title: Re: water pressure gauge
Post by: stackenem on July 16, 2012, 01:58:14 PM

Good idea Chris. It is probaly the same as we have the same boat!!! How the fishing out your way?

Title: Re: water pressure gauge
Post by: Bender on July 16, 2012, 02:57:27 PM

I'm back in Brighton, but have only been out fishing 3 or 4 times this year. :'(

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