Gas gauge wiring

I just put a new Tempo Plastic fuel tank in my boat. When I wired up the
gauge it reads full all the time. I put a wire from the center post of the
sender to the S terminal on the gauge, a wire from the ground terminal on
the sender to the negative terminal of the battery and the a wire from the
accesory wire of the ignition to the I terminal on the gauge. Can anyone
tell me what is going wrong ?

Thanx

Bill wrote:
 > I just put a new Tempo Plastic fuel tank in my boat. When I wired up the
 > gauge it reads full all the time. I put a wire from the center post of the
 > sender to the S terminal on the gauge, a wire from the ground terminal on
 > the sender to the negative terminal of the battery and the a wire from the
 > accesory wire of the ignition to the I terminal on the gauge. Can anyone
 > tell me what is going wrong ?
 >
 > Thanx
 >
The resistance of your sender is probably not high enough when
the float is in the "empty"-position = Instrument and gauge
do not fit. Get sender and instrument from the same manufacturer
(e.g. VDO Oceanline)

Kind regards, Eike<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->