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i am glad that no one replied to my grounding issue, because i finally determined that the ground wasn't the problem. it turns out that the needle on the new gas guage sticks out farther from the face of the guage than the original and therefore it is hitting the underside of the metal face plate that covers all of the guages. so the needle is stuck. once i remove the faceplate the needle moves. has anyone else had this problem with the new gas guages. i'm wondering if the only fix is to grind down the back side of the faceplate--i hate to do such a mod unless there's no other way. the needle can't just be bent from what i can tell. thanks for any advice.