wiring gas gauge

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  1. Rogue302

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    Hey guys,
    I've recently bought a maverick and the gas gauge isnt working ( its not wired up)
    Ive searched the site and my manuals but cant figure out what to connect these two wires to.
    I have two wires coming off the fuel sender unit and up Into the trunk. My question is what do i connect each to to get the gauge working again. Thanks in advance.
     

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    Ones hot , ones ground.
     
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    The lwvel 8n the tank shows how much fuel you have in the tank.
     
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    Thanks schroensr,
    So one goes to the body/frame and the other runs all the way to directly in the back of the stock gauge?
     
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    Yep, gauge will get power from voltage regulator on back of cluster
     
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    Sounds easy enough. Thanks guys!
     
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