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Posted by: CURT489 Mar 10 2010, 11:12 PM

Has anyone had a problem with the rpm needle getting stuck and not working with the motor running. Also my volt meter stopped working as well. I tried tapping on the face plates to make the needle or something and nothing happened. I pulled the dash out to see if anything came loose behind the gauges it seems to be all intact. Put a volt meter on the battery and alternator and the output voltage is good just no reading at the gauge. Everything worked fine when i winterized the boat in the fall.

These are combination gauges all in one.
Gauge 1. is RPM,oil temp,water psi
Gauge 2. is speed,voltage,fuel

What else should i check for on these things?

Posted by: David Mar 10 2010, 11:28 PM

I would check the ground wires.. I had a bad ground connection and my fuel gauge stopped working.

Posted by: Spud Mar 11 2010, 01:35 AM

mine did the same thing, warranty if it's still under it.

Posted by: desotodave Mar 11 2010, 08:56 AM

There was a bad batch of guages a while back, with tons of outright failures and weird readings. Just take it to the dealer, should be an easy warranty item.

Posted by: CURT489 Mar 11 2010, 12:30 PM

My boat is a 2003 would that still be under warranty? Also i am in south louisiana are there any dealers that can take care of this issue or do i need to call factory?

Thanks.

Posted by: Spud Mar 11 2010, 12:33 PM

Start by finding a Faria dealer or a mechanic who deals with them. It may not be covered if it is an original gauge from '03.

Posted by: Colombian Surfer Mar 11 2010, 12:38 PM

If I am not mistaken, the gauges have either a 5 year or lifetime warranty.

Posted by: duffymahoney Mar 11 2010, 12:59 PM

My 2003 gauge sucks! Voltage doesn't work and mph is all over the place. Ebay has them

Posted by: CURT489 Mar 11 2010, 01:42 PM

Thanks guys. i will try and find a gauge dealer.

Posted by: Bigcatpt Mar 11 2010, 03:30 PM

Your gauge is prob made by faria. You can contact Faria directly. They repaired one of my gauges. http://www.faria-instruments.com/

Posted by: duffymahoney Mar 11 2010, 04:20 PM

Was it free? What gauge was broken?

Posted by: Jackfly Mar 24 2010, 11:23 AM

My rpm quit working on the combo rpm,oil, and water gauge. Faria makes mine, and they have a lifetime warrenty, it will cost you $40 for shipping handling, but they told me it could take as long as 2 months to get it back! I will send mine in after the season as the rpm on PP still works.

BTW it's crazy how much stuff won't work with that gauge pulled out of the boat. I expected the PP not to work but I couldn't get the engine hatch up, and the trim tab stopped working. Some kind of grounding thing I guess.

Posted by: Bigcatpt Mar 24 2010, 11:55 AM

I have the pilot 1 multi gauge on the left of my dash. Shows depth, speed, RPM, water temp, battery volts, hours, and a plethora of other stuff. The depth portion of it quit working so I sent it in. It cost me I think $130 to have it fixed. It works most the time now. I am not convinced that the gauge itself was the problem but they said the transducer hardly ever goes out...