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Old Mar 5, 2008 | 05:51 PM
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I just rescently bought a 1990 L-98 with a zf6, its a very nice car with a few minor issues. One is i noticed that the tempature sensor is disonnected but it is there (to plug the hole i guess). the problem is i can not find the connector to hook it back up, what kind of issues will can it cause to drive around with it dissconnected?
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Which temp sensor in which location?

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Originally Posted by sp361t
I just rescently bought a 1990 L-98 with a zf6, its a very nice car with a few minor issues. One is i noticed that the tempature sensor is disonnected but it is there (to plug the hole i guess). the problem is i can not find the connector to hook it back up, what kind of issues will can it cause to drive around with it dissconnected?
If it's the one on the pass side head, you will not be able to read the engine temp from the gauge on the dash. If it is the one on the front of the intake, the car will have big problems, as the CTS acts like the choke on a carb.

Like CFI-EFI asked, which one?
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If its the one in front of the motor the car PCM will default to a neg deg F* number and will run pig rich. This will lead to a whole other series of issues such as clogged cats, poor fuel economy etc.
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All of the above, plus, if it is the one in the left head, the head is from a different location and the sensor is just standing in for the plug, the original head had.

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sorry about that but it is the incomming air tempature sensor on ther air intake, not the water temp sensor.
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One is i noticed that the tempature sensor is disonnected but...


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right it is and iwould hook it back up but i can not find the connector for it. i dont know what the guy who had it befor me did with it. haha
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wtf....between modded English, regurgitation on other threads today, and who knows what else, this board has sure gone crazy
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Sounds like somebody relocated the MAT sensor, but didn't extend the harness.

Is the original MAT sensor still in the plenum? Is it connected?
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wtf....between modded English, regurgitation on other threads today, and who knows what else, this board has sure gone crazy
At least we don't have ten 1988 4+3 transmission threads going!
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haha yea sorry about that last post typed it in a bit of a hurry. The car has a K&N intake on it and the hole for the temp sensor is on the left side i never thought to look on the other side of the car for the harness.
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haha did I read on haha here that these haha cars are getting too haha old haha? Pretty good haha joke haha huh? haha. Do I haha need a haha left handed haha ratchet to haha remove the haha drivers haha side spark haha plugs? haha.

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Originally Posted by BADDUCK
At least we don't have ten 1988 4+3 transmission threads going!
LOL, just 6-7 on gen. instead
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haha did I read on haha here that these haha cars are getting too haha old haha? Pretty good haha joke haha huh? haha. Do I haha need a haha left handed haha ratchet to haha remove the haha drivers haha side spark haha plugs? haha.RACE haha ON!!!
you're awfully spirited tonight....
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you're awfully spirited tonight....

I've never seen him any other way. Wouldnt want to either.
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