Engine Hours

[mstoutt]

I just bought an '02 Tige 21iR with around 230 hours on it. I actually never checked the hours before I bought (stupid mehttp://tigeowners.com/forum/images/smilies/confused.gif)but the first time I got it on the water I noticed the engine hours were showing like 1.5...??? I checked with the former owner about it and he had no ideas. Does anyone have any ideas for me?

Thanks

[chpthril]

The engine hours are stored in both the engine's ECM and in the Faria gauge. The gauges are known to reset sometimes in a very low voltage condition, such as starting the engine with a weal battery, etc.

Congrats and welcome to the forum!

[mstoutt]

Thanks! It's great to be a part of the forum!

Hmmm....that's pretty wierd! I don't know of any low battery situations...?? Is there any way to get it back to where it should be?
It's kinda bad having a situation where you don't know the actual hours.

[chpthril]

If you know the correct wire into the gauge, you can apply 12V to it and it will begin to count up.