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Old 11-15-2008, 08:44 PM
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Angry Temperature sending unit!!!

Where is this thing, and how do I switch it out? I've been staring at the area around the thermostat housing for half an hour, and I can't identify anything that looks like the part I bought. The sensor I bought is about an inch and a half long, with a screw on one side and a nub on the other. I was hoping for an easy install, without having to remove too much to get to it, but it's looking more and more involved the more I look at it.
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Old 11-15-2008, 08:58 PM
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Old 11-15-2008, 10:25 PM
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Yeah, ok. Now I feel like a moron! I was just looking on the wrong side of the distributor. My connector looked a bit different, in that it had a boot that just gets pushed onto the screw portion. But yeah, that was easy. Next time I can go for something a little out of the kindergarten arena...
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Old 11-16-2008, 02:38 PM
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Mine looks different cuz it's aftermarket sending unit for an Autometer gauge
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Old 11-17-2008, 08:43 AM
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Mine looks different cuz it's aftermarket sending unit for an Autometer gauge
Oh, ok. Hey, good news! My dead gauge has come back to life, and a $7 part and an embarassing post saved the day! Thanks Pro50!
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Old 11-17-2008, 09:26 AM
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LOL glad to hear it.
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Old 11-17-2008, 09:31 PM
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hey cool fix, i still gotta fix mine. what did you change out? the unit? or the wiring? hopefully i can get joy as well!!! good job bro!
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Hey Pro... did the unit come in the box for your Gauge? if not what size thread for the sending unit do i need?
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Old 11-18-2008, 08:09 AM
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Originally Posted by bayarea5.0
hey cool fix, i still gotta fix mine. what did you change out? the unit? or the wiring? hopefully i can get joy as well!!! good job bro!
I just swapped out the coolant temp sending unit that runs the stock gauge in the dash cluster. The gauge just died a month ago, and as we all know, that's not good. The whole process took me about 2 minutes to complete, once PRO50 had me looking in the right place...
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Originally Posted by Night Terror
Hey Pro... did the unit come in the box for your Gauge? if not what size thread for the sending unit do i need?
Yeah, came w/ the gauge. Not sure on the thread size. Just match up the old one
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