1996 Ford Mustang gauges

TDHOOD2000

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1996 FORD MUSTANG
4.0L
V6
AUTOMATIC
200,000 MILES

I recently perchased this car and everything worked great, then one day I started the car and the temperature gauge pegged out and the gas gauge is stuck at 3/4.
i have checked the fuse and it is still good. What else might it be?

Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 AT 9:10 AM

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HMAC300

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Ground out the fuel sender wire if the gauge goes to full then it's the sender if not it may be the gauge which will require gauges being rebuilt.

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Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 AT 10:23 AM

TDHOOD2000

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Are the fuel gauge and the temperature gauge on the same sender?

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Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 AT 11:50 AM

HMAC300

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No that's an impossibility one is in the fueltank and the other is in engine.

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Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 AT 11:56 AM

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Thats what I figured, I just cant figure out why the both went crazy at the same time. I will try grounding out the fuel sender and see what I does. Thanks for your help.

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Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 AT 12:26 PM

HMAC300

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If they both went crazy at same time then if you recently installed something and drilled into dash you may have a screw that is hitting both wires. If not then the dash may need to be rebuilt.