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How to disable the fuel gauge 200

On the 240, the fuel gauge is a thermoelectric/mechanical gauge that works with heat. More heat means a higher reading. The higher heat in the gauge is caused by the float potentiometer at full being near zero ohms. To change this you would need to add a resistor in series with the wire coming from the sender. The value of the resistor should be equal to 1/2 the value of the sender on an empty tank, this would result in a 1/2 full reading on a full tank.

Now you have that little issue of disabling the trip-o-meter.

How about confiscating the keys and putting them in a lock box?

jorrell
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92 245 250K miles, IPD'd to the hilt, 06 XC70, 00 Eclipse custom Turbo setup...currently taking names and kicking reputations!




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