What sensor is this?
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Drifting
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From: Chardon Ohio
What sensor is this?
Can someone tell me what this sensor is? It's on the passenger side bank. Oil pressure? Coolant temp?
I'd like to replace it while I'm doing stuff. It's kind of ugly and I'd like to clean up the wiring a little.
Note - engine is not original, a GM crate engine by PO from 2005.
Thanks
I'd like to replace it while I'm doing stuff. It's kind of ugly and I'd like to clean up the wiring a little.
Note - engine is not original, a GM crate engine by PO from 2005.
Thanks
Last edited by jim-81; Mar 28, 2014 at 09:16 AM. Reason: added pic
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Do you own an assembly instruction manual for your year Corvette? That port is a water jacket port. It has to be a temperature sender or sensor of some sort. I'm not even sure what year Corvette you have, but unless someone else knows for sure, you'd have to look in an AIM for your year Corvette. I can tell you it's a water jacket related part, but the temperature gauge sender is supposed to be located in the driver's side cylinder head.
Burning Brakes
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From: Jax/St. Augustine FL
On my 81 that is 1 or 2 Temp sensors.One is for the guage in the center console and one is for the electric fan that is behind the radiator. If I recall correctly that one is for the guage and the fan temp sensor is on the top of the intake by the thermostat. I cant rem exactly but the 81 shop manual shows it exaclty.
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OK, so if it is a coolant temp sensor - this is going to sound dumb, but. What model would I get? Again, not original engine so I can't give that info to the parts guy. Are there just generic (chevy small block) temp sensors? Should I just take it out and bring it up there?
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Burning Brakes
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From: Jax/St. Augustine FL
just order the 81 temp senor at autozone, its the same. I would take it up with you as well for a stare and compare but the Crate engine the PO put it would not have come with those addition's so it prob a safe bet its the original. Since the original guages and wiring is in tact you should be good.
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that's what you're looking at.
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From: Chardon Ohio
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Ok, another question. My CCC has been disconnected (PO did this when replacing engine, carb and dizzy are different etc). How does the temp sensor work without being connected to the CCC? From what I understand, the sensor is an input to the CCC. The temp gauge works though.
Or are there two different sensor types - CCC and non CCC?
Thanks
Or are there two different sensor types - CCC and non CCC?
Thanks
Burning Brakes
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From: Jax/St. Augustine FL
The Temp Sensors are not connected to the CCC
CCC is controlling 4 things:
E4ME Rochester Q-Jet (Mixture Control Sol. and Throttle pos Sensor)
o2 Sensor
Electric HEI Distributor (a non vacuum advance)
MAP Sensor (Hidden behind a metal plate to the right of teh Dizzy - driver side net to brake booster)
I JUST got my 81 back to full CCC control - love it
CCC is controlling 4 things:
E4ME Rochester Q-Jet (Mixture Control Sol. and Throttle pos Sensor)
o2 Sensor
Electric HEI Distributor (a non vacuum advance)
MAP Sensor (Hidden behind a metal plate to the right of teh Dizzy - driver side net to brake booster)
I JUST got my 81 back to full CCC control - love it
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From: Chardon Ohio
The Temp Sensors are not connected to the CCC
CCC is controlling 4 things:
E4ME Rochester Q-Jet (Mixture Control Sol. and Throttle pos Sensor)
o2 Sensor
Electric HEI Distributor (a non vacuum advance)
MAP Sensor (Hidden behind a metal plate to the right of teh Dizzy - driver side net to brake booster)
I JUST got my 81 back to full CCC control - love it
CCC is controlling 4 things:
E4ME Rochester Q-Jet (Mixture Control Sol. and Throttle pos Sensor)
o2 Sensor
Electric HEI Distributor (a non vacuum advance)
MAP Sensor (Hidden behind a metal plate to the right of teh Dizzy - driver side net to brake booster)
I JUST got my 81 back to full CCC control - love it
http://www.parts123.com/parts123/yb....5Z50000050G~~~