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Location: Home of the 2016 World Series Champion Cubs | Anyone have any experience with fixing a speedo on a boat? What are the most common causes/fixes for speedo issues? I'lltry to get more specifics on the speedo for clarification. I know its not a paddle wheel. There is a opaque looking fin shaped probe on the transom.
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Location: Bristol, IN | Go to a 2 piece. Sorry, I couldn't refrain. It might be a vacuum problem. Try this link - http://www.speedoclear.com/
Edited by MuskyTaleMike 2/3/2009 1:02 PM
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| Probably the diaphragm or the tube leading from the pick-up to the speedometer. Check to make sure the pick up is clear, then check the tube, then see if any water has been coming out of the gauge, if there is, it's the diaphragm. |
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Location: Stevens Point, WI | I'd first try checking your connections to the speedo if you haven't already done so. I've seen the pitot tube come a little loose. |
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Location: Wheeling, IL. | Vacume on s Speedo! Bad image!!!! |
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Location: Home of the 2016 World Series Champion Cubs | Okay I guess I "Tee'd one up" for you guys on that one. But thanks for the input. I havent noticed any water coming in through the pick-up or near the guage itself. When I get my boat out of storage I guess I will disconnect the hose from the guage and check for obstructions and go from there. I'm assuming low pressure compressed air going from the guage end of the hose back out would possibly clear any obstruction that may not be removed by other means. If its a diaphragm issue, can that be replaced by itself or would I need a whole new guage???
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Let the record show that at NO TIME WHATSOEVER shall it be allowed for ANY male member of the human species to adorn his person solely in what is commonly know as a "SPEEDO" while participating in any activity in/on/around any watercraft owned/operated or otherwise occupied by the author of this thread.
Edited by KARLOUTDOORS 2/4/2009 2:06 PM
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Location: Right Here | The obstructions are usually right at the pick-up. Most often it a a small piece of wood or heavy vegetation in the pickup, if it is indeed clogged. Spin a small drill bit in your fingers in the pick-up. If it catches, pull it out.
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Location: Home of the 2016 World Series Champion Cubs | Thanks again to all who posted. |
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Speedo not working