i need to know what temp sender i need of the digitl gage. the one i have now has just the one stem on top and not the plug but the thang is that the wire for it had only one plug so i dont know whats gong on?
its confussing the way you wrote that up but ill try to help.
There is a temp sender= has a connnector plug on top , more than one pin.
and
there is a temp sensor, it has a single threaded stud sticking out.
One runs the dash display
the other gathers temp changes and reports that information to the EEC which inturn works all the magic that you cant see.
In electrical tech, there are many wiring diagrams to be found.
In my diy link, there are short cuts to most of them that I think can be helpful. Look for something like the EEC wiring or Dash layout and you will find the color wire that matches the problem you are having.
this is the one i have
http://img405.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pict0072dj3.jpg
ok
the pic you posted is for an buttstuffog / needle guage., not digital.
question
does the sensor you talk about go on the driver side front of the intake to the right of the distributor looking at the motor?
if so....
there should be a two wire connector. One wire is black/white and the other is red/white. These two wires should transition back to a gray flat conector near the harness that leads to the AC.
If that is the connector you have ,(two wire) then you need to tell them you have other options in your car such as climate control ect.
If not and you only have a sensor with a single slip on boot, you are fine and that appears to be the correct temp sensor.
thank you just was look on it and found the other wire and now going to go get the right one
any way i can get arond it, i cant find the right one, and i need the temp gage to know if it is going to over heat?
yes ,you can get the right one.
ask for a coolant temp sending unit. There is another one mounted on your heater core bypass plumbing along the pass side intake.
My best guess is they are the same part number. Check and see if they both are stock parts and if so, they will be the same.
If I remember ,there isn't two wires for it.If you got 1 wire ground it the gauge should max with the key on,if two jump with a paper clip again it should max.that will tell you the wireing is right.And yes you an get the right one.
I'll be replacing my sensor soon (the one that supplies info to the EEC), too.
I find the terms used by some websites a bit confusing.
To get it right, is this the sensor I'll need?
(http://www.crystalline.nl/tbird/sw.jpg)
And is this the sender that controls what's shown in the dash?
(http://www.crystalline.nl/tbird/dual.gif)
So what is this?
(http://www.crystalline.nl/tbird/another.jpg)
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i cant find he right one, no parts store around me have it
its like the top one but with to things on top
i think this is the one i need http://www.autozone.com/R,APP263158/vehicleId,1070903/initialAction,partProductDetail/store,2119/partType,00135/shopping/partProductDetail.htm
so we are suppose to ignore the original post to answer you?:flame:
The both,, or all three of you need to go look at your coolant temp
sending unit.
It is located on the forward pass side of the intake.
now, usually the temp
sensor (not sender) has one wire,, located on the forward drivers side of the intake.
with a full digital dash,this single wire sensor is not used and you will likely find the wire unhooked.
get your terminiology right with the parts store and you will get the part.
you never answered my questions earlier so help is hard to give.
Heck,, i dono, i may be bass askwards but still. Its too easy.
i found the red and balck wires for it like you said but i cant fing the sender is need at the parts store and the one im talking about is on the egeine block by the distributor
ask them to pull these two parts..
engine coolant temp sensor
engine coolant temp sendor
the the right part will reaveal itself.
In yours and my case, i belive we have two engine coolant temp sendors.
One on the pass forward of the intake (o-50k ohms)
One on the driver forward of the intake (probably the same resistance)
here is some pics of the wires and temp sender
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(http://[URL="http://imageshack.us"][IMG]http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/9696/pict0075bi2.jpg)[/URL][/IMG]
dose any one have a digil dash that the temp gage works if you do could you put a pic of the temp sender on the block on here so i can see if i am even right on the one i need?
Ill take a pic of mine tomorrow.
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Tomorrow came early.
Are you sure that other slip on boot isnt for your oil presure sensor?
Anyway, the sensor you have there is typically for a needle guage. My dash is full digital and the sender is a two wire.
Here is what i have...
do the plugs look right to you?
dose any one know a way to check to see if its good or bad?
Hellsing has the same issue I do. Here's my thread http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com/showthread.php?t=17609
I'm not having much luck either.:(
i have an 88 with the norm cluster and it has the same sender as my new one with the digilt cluster but i see that it has to have a kind of pluge i dont have on my car so im trying to find out where it runs so i can get it to work. but i think i know what i need to do now. just have to go get the sender and the plug and wire them up and it should work.
Alright in your picture with the two wires, the one that comes through the motor pull bracket is not one that connects to the sender. In my 87 5.0 the shorter one that comes from under the plemun is what connects to it.
Where does the wire going through the motor pull bracket connect to on the other end?
wow i toled that car like a year ago and im pulling all the stuff off of it and puting it on a other car i got for 300
oh okay. another thunderbird i hope. I was searching through looking to find out why my temp gauge is pegged adn the car is cold. Thought i might be able to help.
My advice is to take a lot of pictures so you have them when you reassemble in the next car and bag and tag bolts/parts. Just my advice, I was glad I did.
ok thanks my grandfather is going to help me do the swap and he retired from fords a long time ago and helped make the 429 and stuff and he has a full grage with the lift and all