Temp gauge "pegs" and "bounces" HELP

OK today I screwed the instrument cluster to the dash frame. I think I'mon the right track. I turned te key on and connected the sender unit. The needle does not bounce or peg. Shure would be nice start the engine and see but, the brand new $400.00 Fuelab electric fuel pump internaly digested it's self. &#@*^$%#$. Where I bought it said they would be happy to sell me a new pump. Turns out I have to ship it back to Fuelab for warrentee................So Ihave two weeks to fix other things

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