I have a problem with my gas gauge, it wnt read the gas it doesnt Move at all

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1994 HONDA CIVIC
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I recently changed the stock gauge cluster from my 94 civic dx, I replaced it with a gauge that had a tach, I noticed the gas gauge does notwork, the needle does not move at all, I disconnected the gauge and reconnected it, the needle moved to the middle( im guessing that was how much gas I actually) but later on went back up and does not move now

Thursday, March 22nd, 2012 AT 10:20 PM

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RASMATAZ

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Check and test the fuel sending unit -start here

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Thursday, March 22nd, 2012 AT 11:30 PM

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I dnt think the sending unit is the problem because I connected my old gauge n it was working fine. When I installed the gauge cluster with the tach I didnt disconnect the battery n I still hvnt tried disconnecting n connecting it again

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Friday, March 23rd, 2012 AT 1:14 AM

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If it works with the old gauge then there's no problem -I don't think the fuel level is monitored by the computer is this what you're implying-disconnect/connect has nothing to do with the fuel level-

Here's the catch:i disconnected the gauge and reconnected it, the needle moved to the middle( im guessing that was how much gas I actually) but later on went back up and does not move now

If I were you best check the fuel sending float resistance/s in the fuel tank-

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Friday, March 23rd, 2012 AT 4:44 AM

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