speedometer question

[Digger]

My speedo is inop. The pickup line has come out of it's hole in the drive...must have been some type of fastener there to hold it in place. I dunno what it is or even looked like. (Attachment at back of speedometer is OK) Can anyone help me out? What piece am I looking for?
thx in advance!

[2biguns]

Digger,

I had the exact same thing just happen to mine and it was a simple fix. Trim outdrives all the way up and look for the black rubber hose running into the starboard drive (at least that was the setup on mine). There's a plastic fitting in the back of the lower unit where the hose fits. Push it on tight.

Good luck.

Steve

[Digger]

Steve, thanks! I seem to be missing the plastic fitting, I'll get it replaced.

'poodle, not sure how to make it secure with a cable tie...there isn't anything to put the cable tie around (except the hose)... of course I am not the sharpest tool in the shed, I may be missing your intent :rolleyes:

thx for the responses guys-

[2biguns]

I wonder if there is a way to force water into the intake on the lower unit and look and see if it's squirting out through the platic fitting?

[Wintersux 1]

Bravo drive has a hole in the housing near where the hose attaches. The clamp to hold the tube in place has a barb which fits in the hole. I have had to put mine back on a couple of times.

[Howe]

I guess this means you want a GPS for your birthday?! wink

[ToonaFish]

Or a better pickup line...

Bunches,

Celene "your sign?"

[Digger]

thanks all...figured out what I need, my dealer is getting me the part.

GPS speedo WOULD be nice wink
but
I'd rather have a Flowscan dual fuel flow meter :D

[Digger]

just to close this one out, thought I'd post this pic for future reference. here's the part that the speedo pickup tube attaches to on a Bravo 1 drive (note the "madpoodle appreciation cabletie"..thx mr poodle :) )

http://www.donzi.net/photos/mhowardsmallspeedo.jpg

[mattyboy]

Digger just a word of caution,
I'm in the phone business and use tie wraps all the time I would cut the wrap closer to the lock that little point left ovet is lethal .
I have gotten some nasty cuts and my partner got 32 stitches in his forearm, they are like razor blades so cut it as flush as possible

Matt

[Digger]

Matt, good tip there, thx!

[Looped]

What you could also do is pickup a real cheep soldering iron or heat up an old screwdriver and just melt the sharp plastic edge so that it is smooth. I’ll second that on the lethal sharpness.

Craig

[mattyboy]

Looped ,
that's a good idea learn something new everyday, all my techs smoke I'sure a lighter would do the same

Matt

[Looped]

mattyboy,
Lighters also work great but sometimes it's too windy to keep a lighter going and it can drive you nuts. I've been a victim many times from an attack of the hungry tie wrap, now if I could do something with that burning muffler on the chainsaw :rolleyes: .

[Forrest]

. . . or use a tie-wrap cutter tool. It's easy and it tightens the wrap and then cuts it off flush with no sharp edge. It's a little plastic and metal device made by T&B that pulls the tie wrap and cuts it flush with a twist of the hand. When I used to rig outboards for a living it was mandatory to cut all tie-wrap tails with the the cutter tool to avoid being sued. Also, black tie-wraps last much longer than white tire-wraps in the sun.