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Subject:Coolant sensor O ring
From:Michael Townsend
Date:Wed, 27 Jan 1999 11:37:28 -0500

Hi all,

Well, my FLVW dealer$hip had the O-rings and retaining springs in stock!
These are the devices that hold the coolant temperature sensors into the
thermostat housing.  It was great actually walking out of there with only
leaving $3.03!  Anyway, I don't want to drain the entire coolant system, and
I am not sure that I am going to be very fast at putting the new O-ring in
and inspecting the sensor housing.  Now, I am not a Physics major, but I see
that the thermostat housing is lower than the radiator, and I don't want to
get a coolant shower.  Will the closed thermostat prevent the majority of
the water leaking out, or are the sensors on the wrong side?  My bucket is
only so big, and I don't want to get stuck with a fountain that I can't stop
when the bucket starts overflowing!  BTDT.

Thanks,
Michael Townsend

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