Wire coming out of radiator....

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05-13-2002, 05:52 AM

rota-re

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Just wondering how important the wire coming out of the middle of the radiator is? my guess is its a temp sensor (but my temp gauge still works)

Some rocket scientist (maybe the same guy that pulled apart my power steering pump/switch and filled it with silastic so the fluid would stop leaking out the electrical connections) has disconnected mine and i can't find any place it used to connect to.

Maybe a cause of my overheating probs?

???

05-13-2002, 07:27 AM

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The one on the top is the water level sensor. If the water level gets too low it will set off a buzzer.

05-13-2002, 08:01 AM

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any idea where the wire runs in an 86 N/A? It's probably not a bad thing to have connected....

05-13-2002, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by rota-re' date='May 13 2002,10:01

any idea where the wire runs in an 86 N/A? It's probably not a bad thing to have connected....

There should be a brown wire with a white stripe that has a connector to go onto it. The wire should be somewhere on the passenger side of the car, near the airbox.

05-13-2002, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by 13BAce' date='May 13 2002,10:05

[quote name='rota-re' date='May 13 2002,10:01']any idea where the wire runs in an 86 N/A? It's probably not a bad thing to have connected....

There should be a brown wire with a white stripe that has a connector to go onto it. The wire should be somewhere on the passenger side of the car, near the airbox.[/quote]

For you that should be the driver's side.