Thread: Lake Tarpon Tomorrow (2/10/14)

Funny

A small report would be good. Heading that way in the morning. Thanks

Ok, well - I am surprised that post went through. My computer died as I was typing. Seems the puppy pulled the power cord off and I didn't notice until it died!


Anyway, it was a short trip for me today. I've been battling with the warning horn on the outboard and thought I had it when I disconnected the temperature sensor. At least it cured the problem last week! I was over by Pasture Fence Point and it went off again, so I idled back to Anderson Park, buzzing the whole way.


Mechanic says there are only two sensors on the engine, low oil and overheat. I can see the oil level is fine, so I disconnected the warning module completely. I hope that stops the buzzer.


I managed to fish for less than an hour. Only caught one, about 10", on a green/yellow slider grub. Thirteen feet of water and the jig was at about 11 feet.


I'm going back again tomorrow to test it out. If you see a bearded guy in a 16' Carolina Skiff with a really tall bow mount trolling motor and a 5-month old golden retriever puppy - that's me!

Be looking for ya! Not sure how old the boat is but the sensor for the oil reserve sometimes gets saturated and sinks giving you an alarm.

Looks like you live pretty close to me, Downwind. I'm just off of Ulmerton/Walsingham before you cross the bridge to the beach.

Motor is a '94 Mercury and the oil sensor is a probe in the bottom of the onboard tank. I am hoping it's a bad warning module and not a short in the wiring harness. I would hate to have to run that down!

Just down the road Indian Rocks Beach. Have a 98 Bass Tracker and had the onboard oil sensor go out once. Had to replace the tank. Problem solved. Getting ready to head out.

2001 Merc. 30 low oil sensor disconnect. Check oil tank often. No more buzzer.

had 94 = 40 ph merc. disconnected oil sensor around 96 -97 because of buzzing.
Sold it in 2010... never had a problem....just watched oil level.