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Old 10-04-2010, 07:07 PM
isabelp44
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Thumbs up Fixed!

The dealer offered NO help for this problem except telling me to bring it in so they could charge me an arm and leg to fix a very basic problem. I figured out my own fix and want to share it with EVERYONE so you can avoid unnecessary expense and frustration. When the battery went out in my car, the voltage that holds the gas gauge needle in place ceased and caused the needle to spring clockwise all the way around the wrong way and become blocked by a very small (hard to see) black peg. I was told by the dealer that the only way to fix this was to take apart the dash and manually move the needle. NO NEED!!! With the ignition off, take several small but strong magnets and stick them together. Then use them to move the needle counterclockwise back to the other side of the peg. Wait a few seconds and then start the ignition-----the needle will move back to the correct area based on the amount of fuel in your tank
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