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88 B2 w 92 Explorer dash fuel gauge compatable?


richard booth

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So I pulled off a 4.0 engine and dash swap from 92 Explorer, 2 yr project that was so worth it! But can not get the Bronco 2 sender to sing happy w the gauge in the Explorer dash? I hook up the yellow w white wire and the orange ground to the matching explorer wires and only sits at 1/4 tank? Is the 1988 tank sender compatable w the 92 gauge?:icon_confused:
 


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The problem is the sender card. In 89 the resistor's flipped polarity. So in 88 high resistance was low fuel, and in 89 high resistance is high fuel, so the gauge and sender are not compatible.

Probably the easiest way to deal with it is to put an 89 pump unit in your tank and ditch the second pump on the frame.
 
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Thanks much both of you!
 
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