The gas gauge and dash lights in my Lincoln are no longer functional after sitting outside with a tarp on it during the winter for about 4 months, the gas gauge and dash/cluster lights run on the same fuse.
I think it's highly unlikely both would just stop working for different reasons, considering when the car was parked all the cluster lights worked and the fuel gauge worked perfectly fine when the car was parked for the winter.
So, my guess now is I just need to replace the #9 fuse, is there something I could still be missing or is it likely I've found the problem?
soooo... why don't you try and find out?
Fuses cost pennies and it takes 5 seconds.
or easier yet, just swap it with a neighboring fuse. I'm confused because you could have done that in the time it took to login to the computer.