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Old Jul 13, 2006 | 01:39 PM
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My 81 keeps throwing a 15 code. Low coolant temp. I've noticed that it always runs about 150- 160 degrees. My thought is that there is no thermostat in the car. I'll check that first, but...if that isn't it, is the temp sensor the one on the front of the intake or on the right head. I have no wires conecting the the sensor on the right head and I'm not sure what that sensor is and I can't find any wires that are supposed to hook up to it. Any thoughts?
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the one in the head is the aux fan switch, the one in the front of the intake is the coolant temp
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Cool. Thanks a million.
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