Reply to "Electrical Fizzle, Smoke and Death"

jag13catMember

dave;
I'll take a shot:
Since you state it started with your gas gauge dropping to empty, filling with smoke, etc.
Do you still have continuity with the yellow wire and the white/black wire from the fuel tank sending unit to the gauge? Did the low fuel light illuminate before going to empty. You should also have a yellow/black wire for bulb illumination hooked in series with the other gauges, as well as a pink wire in series with the other gauges. Does continuity exist through all the gauges? Also does the black ground wire make a good ground?
I guess with this description, I am attempting to isolate the fuel gauge as being the sole culprit, possibly within the gauge itself and showing no signs of external damage.
The wire colors I'm describing relate to my car but seems to be rather universal with the gauge wiring.

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