What is this thing called???
11-15-2002, 11:00 AM
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Car: 1983 z/28 t-top
Engine: 305 Carb LG4
Transmission: 5 speed
What is this thing called???
Help me out a little here...My 83 Camaro 305/5speed has a sensor mounted on the thermostat housing with two wires that run off to the passenger side of the carb (choke I think)
It has a porcelin shaft that is cracked. The wires are melted, and when I moved them, the engine started to run vewry strangley. I thought it was for the vacumm switch, but no parts book shows it?
I want to replace this thing, but my local parts guy is clueless...
Help me out on this one.. What is this thing called. ? 1983...HELP!
Jim
It has a porcelin shaft that is cracked. The wires are melted, and when I moved them, the engine started to run vewry strangley. I thought it was for the vacumm switch, but no parts book shows it?
I want to replace this thing, but my local parts guy is clueless...
Help me out on this one.. What is this thing called. ? 1983...HELP!
Jim
11-15-2002, 11:05 AM
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Car: 4
Engine: 6
Transmission: 5
Yellow & black wires? Round, sort of coaxial looking connector? It's the Coolant Temp Sensor for the computer.
A new one doesn't have that stupid connector; they usually come with a little pigtail including the newer design connector that you splice onto your existing wires after you cut the stupid one off.
A new one doesn't have that stupid connector; they usually come with a little pigtail including the newer design connector that you splice onto your existing wires after you cut the stupid one off.
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Car: 1983 z/28 t-top
Engine: 305 Carb LG4
Transmission: 5 speed
The wires are BARE right now, but the connector does have that "coaxial" look to it. I thought that's what it was, but the one I looked at in the parts store was different. It has a plug in connector with pigtail wires, so that must me the one.
Man does it run crappy...
I will go get one at lunch. Putting a timing chain in this weekend (starting to chatter), so I will get that done as well.
Thanks for the help!
Man does it run crappy...
I will go get one at lunch. Putting a timing chain in this weekend (starting to chatter), so I will get that done as well.
Thanks for the help!
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