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Ed B
Pitt Lake BC
Apr 25, 2011
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FANTASTIC
Cons: installation instructions could be better
I commute daily by boat 20 minutes each way and this fuel sensor will pay for itself in less then a month from the fuel savings. I used to run at 3200 rpm which after installing the fuel sensor i found I was consuming 13.5 gph so now I run at 3000 rpm which is only 4 mph slower but I now only consume 8.5 gph for a savings of 5 gph. It was real easy to install took only about 1 1/2 hrs. you will need to purchase an extra network extending cable as the one that comes with it is only about 6' long. Luckily I had a spare one that was 25' long.
Recommend? YES
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Jim
Windsor Ontario
Jun 26, 2010
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GARMIN GFS 10 FUEL SENSOR NOT WORTH THE MONEY
Pros: none
Cons: fuel supply issues on fuel injected engines
Installed 2 fuel sensors with a Garmin GPSMAP 740s on twin 454 Magnum MPI Horizons. After approximatly 2 weeks, the restriction from the small filter and sensor caused fuel supply issues with both engines. In addition, the information provided by the sensors is of very limited use. Don't waste your money or effort. Garmin's support was very poor.
Recommend? NO
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Justin
Long Beach, CA
Sep 24, 2009
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NICE FEATURES, NOT SURE ABOUT ACCURACY
Pros: everything for installation is included
Cons: flow rate does not stabilize
I was impressed by how much Garmin includes with their sender even though it is twice the price of the Lowrance unit. The installation and setup was easy, but I'm not sure how accurate it is. While cruising the fuel flow and economy seems to fluctuate quite a bit and never stabilizes even though the load on the engine and throttle position are not varying.
Recommend? NO OPINION
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Lip Rip'r
Tri-Cities, WA
Aug 24, 2009
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GARMIN FUEL FLOW SENSOR
Works great. Calibration accurate right out of the box.
More steady and accurate than my FloScan.
Neither work well at slow troll speeds.
Recommend? YES
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jassing
Anderson Island, wa
Jun 26, 2009
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NICE ADDITION TO A GARMIN CHARTPLOTTER.
Pros: easy to install, complete, you need nothing extra
Cons: plastic(ie:breakable)
Nice addition to my Garmin 545s. However, it's ability to track usage while trolling is net to nil so if you spend a lot of time idling, don't count on it's abilities use a FloScan instead.
We use the GFS10 for plotting out when we need to re-fuel on long trips, as the 545s can show "cruising range" based on amount of fuel.
It can tie into your analog fuel gauge, but so far, I haven'nt figured out why or what good it does -- you still have to manually tell the 545 (and others, I assume) how much fuel is in the tanks if you add any. (ie: it doesn't sense the tank is full again)
This is my 2nd unit the 1st got stepped on and broke. Cheap plastic unit needs to be mounted out of the way.
Recommend? YES
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