F115 yamaha Speedo question

[blakeb]

My speedo quit working what do i look for how does it work in the first place? it must be internal cause i see nothing hanging off the motor or transome. Any help?

[BoxMN]

Look for water in your bilge or spraying under the console. I don't know Yammies, but most are water pressure that come from a tiny hole in the leading edge of the lower unit. The tube can come of near the lower unit, thus not getting pressure to the gauge, or it can come off at the gauge itself (thus spraying water )

Other thing is to check for sand or debris in the that tiny little hole on lower unit. Could trying blowing back on the hose to loosen anyhting.

Soomething that happens often in the COLD fall or spring with low temps is water will freeze in the tube, thus making you think it isn't working. That was how I learned about the above info Good luck.

[blakeb]

There is no water under my console ill take a look for the water hole on lower unit n e 1 have a pic of said hole on a yamaha outboard?

[boatfixer]

Ill put one up shortly Blake

[boatfixer]

Look for the hole on the leading vertical edge of the housing. #17 is the hose itself. Most often the debris will only be in the hole in the housing.

[reinhard1]

i have had some kind of insect crawl into the pee hole and lay eggs and plug it up at times. so i have been putting a small piece of blue painters tape over the whole inbetween trips. does this happen to anyone else? i have a 115 merc. good luck.

[delcecchi]

i have had some kind of insect crawl into the pee hole and lay eggs and plug it up at times. so i have been putting a small piece of blue painters tape over the whole inbetween trips. does this happen to anyone else? i have a 115 merc. good luck.

I thought you had etec. Or have I got you mixed up with someone else?

[reinhard1]

mine is a merc 115 four stroke efi . good luck.

[delcecchi]

Sorry for the confusion.