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Subject:Re: Replacing the Temperature Sensor
From:Mark McCulley
Date:Sat, 25 Apr 1998 20:52:21 -0700

At 05:09 PM 4/25/98 -0500, Dave wrote:
>Funny, I just replaced my Temp sender (blue) about an hour ago.  I took off
>the clip, and pulled the old one out really fast and put the new one it
>(even faster).  I lost about 1 qt of coolant.  But be careful, don't have
>your face under the sender, coolant hurts your eyes.
I think it's easier to replace these from the top of the engine (through the
large access opening) rather than from underneath. Then you don't have to
worry about getting doused with coolant.

-Mark McCulley