fuel gauge problems

Another update.I found my blinker flasher had a wire pulled out of it so I put it back together and the blinkers work and I also removed the headlight switch to find the coil spring that works the dimmer was broken and that was causing the dash light to not work.But my gauge is till not working,reading with 22.8 on the ohm meter to the sender.The hand just throbs ever so slightly but doen't rise but maybe 1/32.I need to get it to the gas station to fill it up and see what it does then.I did have an idea for a temp or long term work around.At some point between the gauge and sender splicing in a wire that can be stored out of sight and when you want to check your fuel just take your ohm meter and see where it ohms at and you know(after trial and error) how much fuel you have.With the switch off seems to be more accurate as it would be reading just the sender with no other parts to contaminate the signal.I need a new gauge as I think this one is roughed up and the needle hangs up inside it.So untill I get it fixed right I think this will work for now.