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Asked: Jan 06, 2009 - 11:21 AM

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1999 buick park avenue fuel gauge stopped working after replacing battery. did I blow a fuse or what?

after replacing a weak battery everything works on the car except the fuel gauge. the needle lays way under the empty line and never moves even when starting the car. tha tank is full of fuel.

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mr_shiftright

Date: Jan 06, 2009
Time: 02:44 PM

You can certainly check your fuses but I think the entire instrument cluster would fail if you lost a fuse. Really the best way is to use a scan tool to diagnose this issue. You may have lost a ground in the fuel gauge/fuel sending unit circuit. This circuit uses a separate ground from any other in the car so as to eliminate voltage variations which might affect accuracy.

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ggeeoo

Date: Jan 10, 2009
Time: 11:59 PM

The needle is stuck under the post. I drilled a small hole in the plastic,then a flattened a paperclip
with a hook and gently pulled the needle on the guage it snapped in to place. Could not figure
out how to get the dash off.

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