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Fuel gauge won't work when headlights are on?

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Old 10-20-2009, 02:54 PM
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Default Fuel gauge won't work when headlights are on?

I just picked up a 1987 s-10 Blazer I thought the fuel gauge didn't work at all, but as I was checking fuses and doing a few other small things I realized that the gauge does work, but not when the headlights are on.
I don't know much about cars, but this seems like a weird thing to me. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
-Kelly
 
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Sounds like there are some wires crossed somewhere in the dash. It could be a problem with the cluster itself.
 
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