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Old Dec 5, 2004 | 05:05 AM
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4thgen dash fuel gauge question

Sorry I didnt know if i should post it here or the Electronics board. I figured more people on this board would be more helpful.

Im putting a 98 cluster in my dash swap and I have searched but never really found a solution to the 98+ fuel gauge to get working. I know they run off of a different resistance range than ours, but how did you get around that?

Any help would be awesome. I have to get the car running soon. I can't take the cold weather on a motorcycle.
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Old Dec 5, 2004 | 10:40 AM
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Re: 4thgen dash fuel gauge question

Originally posted by Chris Etemadi
Sorry I didnt know if i should post it here or the Electronics board. I figured more people on this board would be more helpful.

Im putting a 98 cluster in my dash swap and I have searched but never really found a solution to the 98+ fuel gauge to get working. I know they run off of a different resistance range than ours, but how did you get around that?

Any help would be awesome. I have to get the car running soon. I can't take the cold weather on a motorcycle.
Why not just get a 97 cluster ? Or Firebird one from 93-97 ?
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Old Dec 5, 2004 | 04:27 PM
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Old Dec 5, 2004 | 05:24 PM
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Well I could not get my hands on a 97 cluster. And I rather not have a T/A cluster (I dont like the red lights)
Custom X and others have claimed to have used a 98 cluster but I have not seen how they overcame the problem.

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Old Dec 5, 2004 | 05:53 PM
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Originally posted by Chris Etemadi
Well I could not get my hands on a 97 cluster. And I rather not have a T/A cluster (I dont like the red lights)
Custom X and others have claimed to have used a 98 cluster but I have not seen how they overcame the problem.
They may be running a newer 4th gen fuel tank.
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Old Dec 5, 2004 | 07:55 PM
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well i switched out the gauge with one from a 90 gauge cluster and put it in. still no worky. when i plug in my sending unit the gauge goes straight to E (no resistance) with both of the gauges. so I think there is a resistor on the circuit board or something?
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Old Dec 5, 2004 | 08:15 PM
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The newer gauge senders are 0 empty 250 full, your stock thirdgen sender is 0 to 90, good luck modifying the resistance.
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Old Dec 27, 2004 | 08:54 PM
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If you still looking to get your fuel guage to work, here is how to make the 0-90 fuel guages work in the 98+ clusters. Its buried somewhere in the 13 pages http://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum1/HTML/023174-10.html
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