fuel gauge stuck past full
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Asked by billf1952 Oct 29, 2010 at 03:52 PM about the 1996 Mercury Cougar XR7 Coupe RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

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Robert answered 13 years ago

You have a wire shorted on the fuel sending unit circuit. need a new fuel pump because the fuel sending unit cannot be bought seperate.

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billf1952 answered 13 years ago

Is there a way to test if this a short before i put in the labor and cost of buying a new fuel pump?

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