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Re: broken fuel gauge


On  1 Dec 97, JHOOKS wrote:


> I have a unique problem when it comes to my fuel gauge.  You see I went
> out of town for a few weeks and when I came back my '71 fastback
> wouldn't start.  So I started to give it a jump start.  I heard a few
> clicks coming from some relays under the rear seat when I put on the
> jumper cables and then all of a sudden my fuel gauge doesn't work
> anymore.  Question, did I smoke a relay or did I create some type of
> short in that line?  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Probably unrelated, unless you got a jump from a unit that gave you a 
lot of overvoltage.  If that is the case, then you will probably soon 
discover lots of other things that also got fried.  I think this is 
unlikely.

Jim
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       Melissa Kepner                                    Jim Adney
                             Laura Kepner-Adney
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                             Madison, Wisconsin
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