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Old Feb 22, 2007, 07:56 AM
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Fuel gauge doesnt work

just got done with my rebuild and mods and now my fuel gauge on the dash doesnt work it sits at E and the light is on and yes there is gas in the car. I was just wondering is there a sensor that is needed in the engine bay to make it work cause I have the ams vsr intake mani now, but there is a line that comes up by the fuel lines in the engine bay which looks like it would go to a sensor on the stock intake mani. Like an egr sensor or something. Since I have aem ems i dont have these sensors on the car. The only thing i did to the fuel tank was put in a modified buschur walbro fuel pump in. The car starts and everything the gauge just doesnt work.
Old Feb 22, 2007, 08:02 AM
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take it to the dealer lol

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Old Feb 22, 2007, 08:10 AM
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actually the guy in the mitsu parts department knows me by name Ive been in and out of there buying gaskets and just little nuts and bolts from them all the time,and he's pretty cool.
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u prolly messed up the fuel sender when u took it off/put it on during the install of the walbro..
Old Feb 22, 2007, 08:35 AM
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which one is the fuel sender, the middle plug?
Old Feb 22, 2007, 08:43 AM
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umm check this... http://www.evomoto.com/tech_info.php...3_13&tech_id=9
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i think its in the assembly not on top.. u kno on the part that comes out of the car..
Old Feb 22, 2007, 08:51 AM
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I would take out fp again, and re-check,
Old Feb 22, 2007, 08:55 AM
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its prolly the plug that faces the drvers seat ill check when i get home thanks guys
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Old Feb 22, 2007, 09:12 AM
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It happens to me. It was a wire unplugged under the back seats. It was an easy check
Old Feb 22, 2007, 09:15 AM
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which wire what color? where is it located
Old Feb 22, 2007, 09:22 AM
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+1 on fuel pump sending unit...be careful wen putting the fuel pump in the take you can knock off the unit or damage it
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Fuel pump

This same thing happened to me also when I installed the BR HO pump.
The little black handle part (the floater) that goes in the tank first when re installing the fuel pump assembly probably got hung up. You will need to take it all out again and make sure that this floater is able to move up and down freely. If not it will only read empty.
When I figured this out I was so pissed as it was so stupid of me not to think of it.
Good luck.


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+1 on fuel pump sending unit...be careful wen putting the fuel pump in the take you can knock off the unit or damage it
Old Feb 22, 2007, 05:14 PM
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sounds like you messed up the sending unit or the actual floater is caught on something...


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