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Subject:Re: coolant temp send wire
From:Dr. Rainer Woitok
Date:Tue, 30 Jun 1998 11:03:51 +0200

Steve, Jo Ann, as well as allthe others :-)

On Mon, 1998-06-29 15:56:30 -0700, S_J_ WACKER wrote:

> ...
>       Finishing with the repairs, I'm looking around the engine
> compartment to see if I've put everything back in place and I found this
> red/yellow wire hanging loose. This would be "currant track 70" page
> 97.92 in the Bentley. The problem is I cannot find any place to plug this
> wire in, and without it, of course, I have no coolant temp. gauge.

At least some Syncros come with two coolant temperature sensors, both in
the bottom of  the thermostat housing.  One  is for the ignition system,
this one has  a two-wire connector  and the corresponding  socket on the
thermostat housing looks to the  driver's side.  The other sensor is for
the temp gauge.  It has two single pins looking towards the front of the
car, one pin  connecting to ground  with a short  brown wire,  the other
connecting to the temp gauge via your  dangling yellow/red wire.  Maybe,
the pin is   gone (they're not  very  sturdily built), which  would mean
you'll need a new temperature sensor :-(

Hope this helps.

Sincerely
 Rainer

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