Fuel Guage Issues - Is There A Trick To Refitting It?

[rb26stagea]

Hi guys,

I have a S1 stagea (1997), and I assume the skylines of similar age use the same system, so here goes:

As some my know, I had a set of white faced dials installed not so long ago. Apparently once the guage cluster is removed, all guages revert to a ze4ro reading (as if ignition is tuned off), with the exception of the fuel guage. When the cluster was reconnected, the workshop was a bit slack, and held the fuel needle at halfway (assuming I had half a tank - guesswork!), when I was actually pretty much empty.

This resulted in the fuel light coming on when the guage read 1/2 tank, and shooting almost vertical (as far as it can go)whenever I had more than 1/2 tank of fuel in the car.

I have since had more work carried out, and had them to reset/recalibrate the fuel guage. I made sure the tank was completely full. It didn't work. Whenever they reconnected the fuel guage, the needle shot up as far as it can go, and nobody seems to be able to work out how to fix the issue.

The fuel warning light is still accurate, thankfully.

Has anyone had/heard of the same issue?

How do I recalibrate the guage so it reads accurately?

I like to have things perfect (maybe just a little obsessive-compulsive), and this has really been irking me lately. As of today, the workshop is out of suggestions, so you guys are my last hope! I didn't want to purchase another cluster before I heard from you guys, just in case we are missing something fundamental. As far as they are aware, the workshop did not damage/break any componentry during removal/replacement.

HELP!

[rb26stagea]

Nobody?

Someone must have removed the guage cluster before!