Here is a stupid question
 

Which temp sensor is which on the rear of the head (94-97)? Isn't the little metal prong the sending unit for the gauge? The 2 pin connector is the actual sensor for the ECU, correct? Just noticed the other day my JB Weld job has failed and the guts of the sensor and the connector have come apart from the brass housing. No wonder my fuel consumption has gone up and the car feels weak and sometimes runs funny after I start it. :facepalm: And yeah, I lost my Haynes. More or less sharing my catastrophic failure with you guys. Shooting pistons out of the block, nothing compared to a $30 sensor!!!

Side question, what do you guys think about using a place like RockAuto for sensors? I'd prefer use OEM, but it's $35 vs $15. Any savings is good savings, but not at the expense of quality. Couldn't be much to something as simple as a water temp sensor though. Brands like KEM Parts and Four Seasons.....

Just pull one from a junkyard, they don't often fail because they are so simple.

Yeah but that requires going to a junk yard, finding the car, lugging a wrench, possibly getting oil on my beautiful hands, and then actually removing the part from the housing. I'd rather just pay even $30 for a new one and pick it up at the dealership or parts store. I may find one cheap at a parts store, I'll check tomorrow anyway.

Looking back to 3 minutes ago, I'm not sure why I even posted this. One of those "let me post what is on my mind" moments I guess. :giggle: I already know the answer, I just wanted to be reassured. Oh well, you will read it and want your 20 seconds back and curse my name for eternity. At least I was up front about it being a stupid question. So if you read it, it's your own fault, stupid.

You're right....that was a stupid question.

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Mine's bigger.

you must wheel yours around in a cart

I have an actual question about this, lol. The wire coming out of my temp sensor is cut, and I cant find where it should go. I really need my temp gauge to work,can anyone help?

it goes to your ecu

Well I'll be damned, captain mother fucking obvious is a MT.net resident poster.

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On the 1.6L, and probably your 1.8L as well judging by the 1.8L injector harness sitting on my workbench, the single wire sensor goes straight to your dash water temp gauge. A wire should run from your injector harness to the tab on that sensor. Mine is black with a blue stripe.

Good luck.

Yes the larger one is for your ECU, you will break it if you dont take it out before rocking your engine back. The smaller one is for your gauge. I have mine half assed ghettoed together with loctite and paperclips. Not like its accurate anyways.

THE POWER!!! I make a shit thread with no purpose, that I actually barely remember making, and people still take the time to come and shit in it. :laugh: Thanks for the "help" guys.

I can't recall if it got broken while putting the engine in, or if I had it out and installed it after the fact. Pretty sure it was after the fact and vibration and the harness tugging on it finally pulled the internals out of it. So no telling how long I have been without it. Wonder how much it has actually been effecting my car. I would imagine quite a lot. Wouldn't the ecu just see it as cold all the time and dump a shit load of fuel all the time? I guess I should have figured this one out sooner. My car has been having a start issue every now and then where it will start and idle, but any kind of throttle input will cause it to bog and sputter and nearly die. It always waits till I pull out of the driveway onto the road to do this of course. Very safe.

Mine just pulled the wire off...probably because I didn't fasten that heavy harness back to the bellhousing, and it's just swingin' around tuggin' on shit.