Bebopalula
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The temperature sensor has been R & R'd and the temp gauge reads 160 with power to the control panel off. Can a bad gauge cause a short and blow the ignition switch fuse?
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There's more to this. After they secured the bilge pump switch to the bilge floor as they should have when the first installed it, I went to start the boat and the ignition was dead. The batts were ok, i.e., the horn worked and the pump and blower worked. I'm fraid the flood may have created a short in the starter and that's what's blowing the ignition fuse. When I asked the mechanic if the flood could cause damage to the starter he said "absolutely not", and that rainwater is fresh water and he even sometimes submerges starters I fresh water to clean them...."fresh water is good". Does this guy sound like he knows what he's doing? BTW, is the S terminal connected to the sensor on the engine? Maybe the new sensor they just installed is shorting.
Most guages have three or four connections on the back of them in the dash
B
I
S
G
B = Battery = RED wire color
I = ignition = Purple this is what powers the gauges when the key is on
S = what ever color is designated for the sender, IE; gas = pink, tachometer = grey, volt meter = purple/red ( i believe). Temp = tan, Oil pressure = light blue.
G = Ground.........Black wire
A blown fuse is either a short (wire touching ground or another wire) or bad component that may be internaly shorted.
There's more to this. After they secured the bilge pump switch to the bilge floor as they should have when the first installed it, I went to start the boat and the ignition was dead. The batts were ok, i.e., the horn worked and the pump and blower worked.
1.... I'm fraid the flood may have created a short in the starter and that's what's blowing the ignition fuse.
2.... When I asked the mechanic if the flood could cause damage to the starter he said "absolutely not", and that rainwater is fresh water and he even sometimes submerges starters I fresh water to clean them...."fresh water is good".
3.... Does this guy sound like he knows what he's doing?
4..... BTW, is the S terminal connected to the sensor on the engine? Maybe the new sensor they just installed is shorting.