Glad you got it sorted out. 
Changed EGR Temp switch
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Drifting
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From: Newark, New Jersey
Changed EGR Temp switch
What a nightmare. Been chasing a code 32 since last year. Changed the EGR, and EGR solenoid. All that was left was the temp. diagnostic switch. Wouldnt you know it, the tail that the switch plugs into is about 3 inches too short and I just couldnt get to it. Its behind the distributor, so guess what? Yes, the distributor had to come out. Not the cap, but the whole distributor. Then I had to wait for a new distributor shaft gasket. All this for a 5 minute job.
Anyway, I'm done with this code 32. Next time I'll just remove the check engine light bulb.
Anyway, I'm done with this code 32. Next time I'll just remove the check engine light bulb.
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Drifting
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From: Newark, New Jersey
Thats what I was going to do. Cut,splice, solder, a little heat shrink tubing and I'm done.
But the little tab on the connector was broken, so i couldnt.
Only good thing now is that I repaired the connector with some zip ties, holding it tight together. Whoever ends up with this car after me can have the ease of cutting and splicing another temp switch in if they have to.
Oh, btw, the temp switch has been discontinued.
I ended up using one I got from a forum member
But the little tab on the connector was broken, so i couldnt.Only good thing now is that I repaired the connector with some zip ties, holding it tight together. Whoever ends up with this car after me can have the ease of cutting and splicing another temp switch in if they have to.
Oh, btw, the temp switch has been discontinued.
I ended up using one I got from a forum member
Le Mans Master
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Are you sure a vacuum line isn't broken? In most cases, the 32 (Check Engine Light illumination) will only be during the time EGR is commanded; ie, cruise. In all other situations, the Light should be out. If that's all you're getting, it's usually a busted vacuum line and has nothing to do with the switch or the EGR valve. Check from the throttle body to the EGR solenoid and from the solenoid to the Charcoal Canister. It usually deterioates somewhere around there.
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Drifting
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From: Newark, New Jersey
Are you sure a vacuum line isn't broken? In most cases, the 32 (Check Engine Light illumination) will only be during the time EGR is commanded; ie, cruise. In all other situations, the Light should be out. If that's all you're getting, it's usually a busted vacuum line and has nothing to do with the switch or the EGR valve. Check from the throttle body to the EGR solenoid and from the solenoid to the Charcoal Canister. It usually deterioates somewhere around there.
Safety Car
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Are you sure a vacuum line isn't broken? In most cases, the 32 (Check Engine Light illumination) will only be during the time EGR is commanded; ie, cruise. In all other situations, the Light should be out. If that's all you're getting, it's usually a busted vacuum line and has nothing to do with the switch or the EGR valve. Check from the throttle body to the EGR solenoid and from the solenoid to the Charcoal Canister. It usually deterioates somewhere around there.
Intermediate
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From: Salamanca Castilla y Leon
The bulb is normally off, but if I drive at 60 MPH (aprox) without using too much the throttle then the bulb starts to light and the scanner shows the code 32. That's the reason because I think the temp. switch could be the reason 
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Drifting
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I dont know about 89, but on a 86 the egr temp switch screws in on the egr tube which is located towards the rear of the pass. side valve cover. The tube goes over the valve cover. Thats not the hard part. The hard part is trying to snap in the connector end to the other connector which is hanging below the distributor
Safety Car
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I dont know about 89, but on a 86 the egr temp switch screws in on the egr tube which is located towards the rear of the pass. side valve cover. The tube goes over the valve cover. Thats not the hard part. The hard part is trying to snap in the connector end to the other connector which is hanging below the distributor
Instructor
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From: Morgantown WV
I have a crack in my EGR tube, I have an 89 with the EGR temp switch screwed in the top of the tube. I got a replacement tube, but it doesn't have the screw in port for the temp switch. Can I use it and does something else with the switch??
