Date:         Tue, 6 Oct 2009 12:16:16 -0700
Reply-To:     neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Coolant Temp Sensor Test. Generic vs VW.
Comments: To: Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com>
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On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 10:18 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey Neil
> My Temp II sensor wires were all cracked and breaking, the connection from
> wire to plug was poor, and the wires were just a little short causing them
> to be kinda stressed.  I went to a German Auto salvage and got another
> couple of plugs for the sender...they seem common throughout the VW
> line...Cut the wires with the plug on the end (at the junkyard) and then I
> had room to make a good splice into my vehicle's wires...
>   No more problems with 'dicey' operation of my Temp II related
> systems...Something about the wires on those plugs makes em get brittle and
> crack the insulation...maybe the heat...seems fairly common that there are
> connection issues at that sensor..Anyway, plugs like that are common
> throughout the VW line.
>   Don Hanson
>


Thanks Don. Should I go with the 2 wire type, I'll keep that in mind.
Will likely stick with 4 wire sensor. Am curious to see if the temp
gauge side of it works with my aftermarket Hastings temp gauge. (the
somewhat kludgy way I installed the Hastings sensor makes me wonder
when it will fail..... though I've got thousands of KM's on it)

http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/TempSenderFix2.jpg/TempSenderFix2-full;init:.jpg

http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/TempSenderFix4.jpg/TempSenderFix4-full.jpg

Neil.
-- 
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