Engine hour meter

[fox islander]

...my hour meter gave out last weekend. It's combined with the tach. An archives search indicated this is common and the easiest fix is to install a Hobbs meter. Has anyone done this?...wondering where you located the new meter.
Thanks

 

[Stu Jackson]

"...and the easiest fix is..." to find why it stopped working. Really.

It's most usually a bad connection at the back of the alternator.

Find that first before you do something else.

Good luck.

 

[The Garbone]

Does the tach still work? If so a hobbs may be the best bet. Looking at amazon one can be has for $11. Pretty good because I was thinking of getting a new one for my rebuilt motor since mine has thousand of hours on it.

 

[Stu Jackson]

...because I was thinking of getting a new one for my rebuilt motor since mine has thousand of hours on it.

I have 2,824.67 hours on mine. Why would I want a new meter???

 

[The Garbone]

Makes the math easier. Boat came with no motor so the hours meter is just a random number, may as well start at zero with the new old motor.

 

[jonelli]

I bought my boat this year (its a 1987) and it came with 21 hours on the meter.
All the other parts are labeled changed at 800 hours. I'm told that the panel or the meter (not sure) was changed at 800 hours.

 

[MH]

When I bought boat earlier this year the meter wasnt working. I added a new meter and installed it in the engine compartment. As soon as it was hooked up the original meter started working. I think I connected the wires to the same place as the original meter and in doing so fixed the bad connection. So now I have two meters.

 

[fox islander]

...yes tach works fine. I did already check the all elect. connections to the tach and starter switch. It shares a ground with a bunch of other stuff...engine panel gauges...they all work. Thought about locating the Hobbs high in the lazerette...protected and short wire runs. Thanks for the input.