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A connector that has higher than normal resistance but is otherwise OK can cause the guage to read lower than normal at all times. That is if it is the same as GM (and most brands are). Take the gauge wires at the tank and disconnect them (if you can, I've never looked at it) then cross them. Make sure your crossing the correct wires first. The gauge should peg full. This will tell you nothing, but you'll know the gauge is capable of reading full if all else fails.

If someone out there knows I am wrong about this, speak up. This works on 90% of cars I've seen so I'm just assuming it'll work on a Mitsu.

Clay


Yep, I wasa mistaken. Sorry to add confusion to what was a very good thread.

Like I said, my thought were based on GM experience, not Mitsubishi.

The really cool thing is it got everybody talking about the right stuff and being more direct about how this thing works. I think that's great.

I didn't know Mitsu only used one wire for the fuel sender. That makes it a ground from the gauge and the sender provides varying resistance via the float to provide more current to ground or less. Pretty cool. and I bet it works really well as apposed to anything GM has put out in recent memory (cough, since '95, cough cough). <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" />

Clay

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