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What goes where? **sensors**

I've got 3 homeless plug-ins.

2 are on the end of the wiring harness...(passenger side) I know one of the two go into the heater core pipes, which are gone. However, I am unaware of the location of the other.

The last one is near the beginning of the wiring harness...(driver side) I believe they are all CTS but I am not %100 positive on that.

Would they all be needed to have the car running?
Is there a way to 'bypass' them or trick the car into thinking everything is fine?

What goes where? **sensors**

Reply #1
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Reply #2
There are two plugs near the Master Cylinder that are used for pulling codes.they just hang there and do nothing until then.
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Reply #3
One might be for the engine coolant temp sensor for the computer. The sensor was originally located on the heater pipes.
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Reply #4
Perhaps this will help
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Reply #5
Quote from: V8Demon;183906
Perhaps this will help

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Reply #6
Ok so, #12 the Canister Purge Solenoid and #18 the Engine Coolant Temperature Sensor are not plugged.

#1. I am fairly positive the CTS will cause problems, but what can I do about that? I have removed the heater core pipes.

#2. Will the Canister Purge Solenoid cause any problems? Sounds like smog-stuff, and that has been removed as well.


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Reply #8
Quote from: 88XR7;184057
Ok so, #12 the Canister Purge Solenoid and #18 the Engine Coolant Temperature Sensor are not plugged.

#1. I am fairly positive the CTS will cause problems, but what can I do about that? I have removed the heater core pipes.

#2. Will the Canister Purge Solenoid cause any problems? Sounds like smog-stuff, and that has been removed as well.


1)  Yes, the ECT MUST be plugged in.  That is the sensor for the ECU.  Car won't run w/o it. 

2) No.
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Reply #9
Quote from: Chuck W;184079
1)  Yes, the ECT MUST be plugged in.  That is the sensor for the ECU.  Car won't run w/o it. 

2) No.


[SIGH] The car will be running today if this is the problem.

Chuck, what can I do in this situation since I have the heater core lines removed?

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Reply #10
The ECT is not necessary to make the engine run, but to run as it should it's defiantly needed...

I take it you've eliminated the hard heater lines and gone just with hose??? If so, find the fitting from a car that had the automatic climate control, there will be a fitting for the EATC sensor near the heater core outlets that should work...

OR if you are saying you eliminated the heater hookup all together screw it directly into the intake...

Tom

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Reply #11
Quote from: TurboCoupe50;184137

OR if you are saying you eliminated the heater hookup all together screw it directly into the intake...

Tom



I did.
Where am I too screw it into the intake?

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Reply #12
Quote from: 88XR7;184139
I did.
Where am I too screw it into the intake?


Install it any where there's water...

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Reply #13
the threads arent the same size. i believe the coolant temp sensor uses metric threads, and the manifold uses SAE. you'll need to find an adapter pipe fitting. it will screw in where the heater tubes unscrewed from.(near the t-stat housing)
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Reply #14
Glad to see you figured out what the plugs were for!;)
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