![]() ![]() I love the electronic toys especially to keep my motor happy but my "floatin' " budget is used up with a new Gimbel bearing and VHF radio this month. and buy fuel (for boat and personal lubricity) and "love the one I'm with". Like Partsman, I came to the decision that I'll just K.I.S.S. ![]() If you add the J box/connector you could add a NEMA adapter and tie the SC data to a GPS through a NEMA cable for redundancy. you add an optional AGI card ($145) at the J box ($40) to convert the signal back to analog (which will require you to patch your old gauges into the AGI card leads) which I wouldn't bother with.A dealer will be needed to do a software update changing the ECM analog gauge output signal from the engine computer to a digital signal which will deactivate your old analog Faria gauges and any other analog engine gauges unless.Then chain connect from the 1st SC gauge(or opt J box) to to a new multifunction digital temp/oil/fuel/volt gauge (part#879946k11) ($185 Fleabay).New SC harness from the engine SC connector to an optional J box connector at the dash or even straight to the primary SC1000.replace the stock analog Faria tach and multi gauge with a new primary SC1000 digital tach/w multifunction display (part# 889222k22) (LINK).They spent 30mins looking through their variety of options and came up with a budget system that prices out around $500-600 for new parts with my labor that'll upgrade you to all digital gauges, showing most error codes (numbers only) and really reliable performance. Took Partsmans advice and called the Merc guys 92. I'll follow up with what I find but other input from those with experience is helpful. On the other hand I don't want to waste a bunch of time if someone else has already beaten this dead horse but hasn't posted their results. I'd love to help figure out a reliable workaround that didn't break into everyone's rum budget. So I still need a Merc SC piece as an interface. Maybe I'm reading the SC manual wrong so here's the (SC1000 MANUAL LINK)It might be a decent low budget device if I use it in tandem with my Garmin CP data or even better if it can be tied together with my NEMA cable.Ĭalled Garmin yesterday to see if there's a direct link/adapter to tie my CP to the engine via the NEMA cabling but they said the attachment would be to cable the CP to the Merc SC system of choice via the NEMA cable and SC would interpret the signal and forward it to the CP engine data page. And I still haven't confirmed if it's even compatable with my '04 5.7 MPI. It's the Faria analog gauges that I always second guess for engineįrom what I read the (Smartcraft)SC1000 is a simple device that won't display any real codes aside from something similar to an idiot light on a car dashboard and a beep code. IĪlready have reliable fuel data and running speed through my Garmin CP(Chartplotter). PM, do you have a good contact number? I'd like to have some reliable engine info but like Partsman I struggle with justifying the need-vs-cost for a system that is genuinely useful. Thanks for the input and I'll try to call Merc directly. Is there any other wisdom on utilizing the built in engine monitoring senders/monitors/eqt that goes unused? My analog gauges are working but not knowing my engine hours is bugging me. If #1 and #2 are NO, do you have an opinion on which SC system might best fill my request or have you seen a bargain on something better that you can PM me with?.Can I simply tie in/adapt my existing Garmin chartplotter with some sort of "SC engine harness to NEMA system adapter"?.Is there a Merc monitor/gauge system that will give me the basics for a $200-300 IE: Merc SC1000 kit for under The "Vessel View" seems to have it all but is outside my rational budget for a 10y/o boat. I'd like to keep the cost down and tap into the engines on-board Smart Craft harness to get some reliable basics like RPM/hours/oil pres/engine temps (and error codes too, if it doesn't add too much cost). My boat specs are below (Merc '04 5.7 MPI) and I have a great fuel flow sender already tied to my Garmin 441s chart plotter via a new NEMA 2000 network that runs from the engine compartment to the dash. I occasionally get fed up with my Faria dash gauges(constantly) and threaten to upgrade to a Mercruiser Smart Craft(SC) gauge system but keep getting the Merc marketing names and options confused with each other when I hit Ebay to shop for a deal.
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