Hi All,
I've finally worked up the courage to ask (hopefully legitimate!) questions.
Ammeter: On my '82 Catalina 30 the cockpit ammeter gauge never reads anything other than 0. Is this normal? The batteries stay charged on shore power and I haven't had the engine running for more than 3 hours at a time. Should I be worried about the alternator?
Temp: The temperature gauge seldom reads above 120, if it moves at all. I've corrected the loose connection at the sending unit, but it still appears the engine runs really cool, or the gauge is broken. To test the gauge, can I pull off the sending unit and plop it in boiling (or near boiling) water just to see if the sending unit/gauge actually works?
I've finally worked up the courage to ask (hopefully legitimate!) questions.
Ammeter: On my '82 Catalina 30 the cockpit ammeter gauge never reads anything other than 0. Is this normal? The batteries stay charged on shore power and I haven't had the engine running for more than 3 hours at a time. Should I be worried about the alternator?
Temp: The temperature gauge seldom reads above 120, if it moves at all. I've corrected the loose connection at the sending unit, but it still appears the engine runs really cool, or the gauge is broken. To test the gauge, can I pull off the sending unit and plop it in boiling (or near boiling) water just to see if the sending unit/gauge actually works?
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