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Fuel Gauge: Notes

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  1. Disconnect negative battery cable and remove rear seat. Disconnect Yellow/Red lead at sending unit. Ground lead wire using a test lamp. Turn ignition switch on. Bulb should light and gauge pointer should fluctuate after a few seconds. If not, remove fuel gauge for testing.
  2. To test gauge, use an ohmmeter to measure coil resistance. Attach ohmmeter probes across FU and E terminals on back of instrument panel at fuel gauge. See Figure . Correct resistance is 55 ohms.
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