On Thu, 16 Oct 2003, Higginbotham, David A. wrote:

> OH! Well that might explain some things. It is to laugh! Guess where I
> installed the temp sensor? YUP! In the hole in the tin between the
> distributor and the fan shroud. Well, I can remedy that, I don't think I
> harmed the sensor when I pulled it out and I did keep it. It now makes
> some sense that the part I removed had a radically different wrench
> size, 24mm, from the one I installed, 13mm. Now all I need to do is
> figure out where the temp sensor exists.

Yes, it sounds like you exchanged your oil pressure sender for a cylinder
head temperature sender.  I hope you kept the one you took out. ;)
Incidentally, if I remember right that pressure sender uses a tapered pipe
thread.  Don't go crazy tightening it down; it needs to be just snug
enough that it won't leak and no tighter.

To find the temp sender, ook on the left cylinder head for a part that
looks just like the new one you bought, except dirtier.  It's in a
slightly hard spot to see, near one of the intake flanges.  It will be
inside the engine compartment, on part of the head that faces the side of
the van.

A tip for future jobs:  Generally when you replace a part, the new one
should look very similar to the old one.  If it doesn't, someone better be
able to give you a good explanation for why.

David Brodbeck, N8SRE
'82 Diesel Westfalia
'94 Honda Civic Si