Two red lights on upper helm dash of an f-36

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Targojoe
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Two red lights on upper helm dash of an f-36

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Can anyone tell me what the two little red lights are on the upper helm of my 1979 F-36. They are right in the middle of the gauges and the other night the lower light went on. I'm not sure what these are.
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Re: Two red lights on upper helm dash of an f-36

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It may be possible they are bilge pump indicator lights....try a pump and watch the lights....
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Re: Two red lights on upper helm dash of an f-36

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On my F32 (also a '79) they are bilge pump indicators. If they come on without you hitting a switch, that means a float switch likely tripped a pump.
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Re: Two red lights on upper helm dash of an f-36

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Thanks guys...it makes sense now...
It was the first time I drive the boat when it was getting dark out. It happened as I throttled up!
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Re: Two red lights on upper helm dash of an f-36

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++ on Bilge lights, water shifted and float tripped.
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