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I had the problem. The fuel gauge was stuck at full, but from the other side, as if it rotated the wrong direction. The only way I found to fix it, and disconnecting the battery doesn't do it...is this way, it worked for me and has been working fine ever since.
Remove the instrument cluster from the dash. Two screws, one above the tach, one above the speedometer. Remove the snap on cover (black). It pulls straight out and up. Their are snaps at the bottom so make sure you pull upward while you pull out. It WILL fight you, but don't worry.
Next, their are four screws holding the gauges in, unscrew them, two at the top, two at the bottom. When you do that, the gauges come out easily, when you get them out far enough, disconnect the plug in the back of the gauges.
Remove* the gauges and orient them on their side and begin tapping the side of the gauges until the fuel gauge comes down to about the halfway mark.
Plug the gauges back in and turn the ignition on to see if it works. If not, unplug and tap it down more and try again.
Once it's fixed, re-install in the opposite order. The odometer/trip reset buttons on the left side need to be plugged back in, but you'll see that while you do this.
Good luck....it worked for me.
*Alternate procedure step that does not require removal of individual gauges: If the stuck gauge is the fuel gauge on the right, or the water temperature gauge on the left, and the needle is stuck at the top peg, you can use a powerful magnet (such as neodymium) to move the needle. Place the magnet on the side of the removed instrument cluster nearest the affected gauge so that the needle moves towards the magnet. If it doesn't move, reverse the magnet to a different pole (magnets have a "North" end and a "South" end). The gauges have permanent magnets inside them, so the idea is to either attract or repel the needle until it moves to the correct position.
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