1999 6bta 315

THIS has until wait until I look very close at a new sender:

VDO
805/1/4
Max 120° ( I’m assuming Celsius?)
6-24v
Made in Germany
288

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Your current wiring harness–Only YOU can answer that question–It all comes down to your capabilities as to following the Cummins wiring diagram and how good you are at cutting, splicing, etc etc wires as needed that need to work in a damp marine environment and on a boat that is bouncing around………

Tony

Yes we sell the proper WT sender..But yours could be right.

OP sender-We have the proper unit

Your tach–Look it up on the Faria web site–No clue what EXACT spec it has.. No one could from just looking at the face. The input signal requirements varies from model to model

Tony

You have a total “mixed up” engine as to what you have ( vintages as to all) ..Some very old, some ??, and some OK.. Not a bad thing, but you need to make some decisions on how you want to sort it all out..

1) Yes–that is a block heater element that was put in place of a removed freeze plug– Just leave it alone, or remove it and replace with a new freeze plug and do it PROPERLY.

2) Water temp sender on the top of the head with 2 spade terminals– Looks like a VDO sender , 100-250F. but there is no way to tell until you pull it and either test it or read the stamped markings on it–IMO, I’d start with a NEW sender. If you use the right one, it will be compatible with the panel your have, if it it working, and all is wired properly..

3) Oil Pressure sender w/ one terminal on the side of the block–This IS NOT COMPATIBLE with your instrument panel– Toss it and get a 0-150 PSI VDO sender made for the panel you have.

4) Plastic screw plug in your bell housing–That’s where a mag pick-up goes.. It runs a “proper tach”..Not sure of the one in the panel its been “replaced’.

5) Your alternator– Toss it t as this is something that the guy that built up the engine, just stuck in place as I guest it fit the mounting arrangement. Maybe its some old Delco 11 or 12SI SI from a car or something…. Get yourself a 19SI 3-wire alternator –It will be mostly be “plug and play”..

Regardless of all, you will need to wire all of the “on-engine” senders, etc per the Factory wire diagrams.. All on this web site.

Tony

first picture engine block heater 2 picture thermos sender for heater

1st pic- some expansion plug thingy, maybe Tony will know…
2nd pic- yes, coolant
3rd pic- yes, 1 terminal means it’s case ground (not floating)
4th pic- yes

Sending units are not manufacturer specific to a gauge, it is the ohm ranges that need to be the same, not the brand name.

A replacement what – circuit board or alternator? (Seaboard sells both)

ID-ing a 6BTA 5.9

Pre-1990 CPL 970 with the earliest of the ND EP9 fuel pumps/fuel injection system, Pre 1990 early belt wrap, upgraded aftercooler (early to mid-90’s, and a later version Sherwood 1716 pump……….This engine was never a “315” and it needs to treated as a weak 300 at 2950-3000 RPM for propping purposes.. Don’t know about the head-It could still be a 9mm head–If so, then be sure to treat is like I said..If rebuilt with Chinese parts or if it’s been sleeved, be extra cautious

Nice paint and hoses.

Is it the same inside?

Who went thru the engine? Same guy that told you this was a 1999 315? Sorry to bust your bubble.

Wiring diagrams are on this web site–Simple to wire using the panel you have if you have the proper senders– OIL , water and a mag pick-up.. The alarms take care of themselves if the panel is 100%–That panel came from a RECON built about 10 yrs ago but has had the tach changed for a Faria. Does the back of the panel look intact? PCB board?

Tony