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Date:         Mon, 26 Jan 2015 14:10:51 -0500
Reply-To:     Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Tips on replacing Temp 2 sensor The easy way!
Comments: To: Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
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Engine cold Pinch hose or plug overflow vent on pressure cap. If air can't get in coolant won't flow out. Prep new sensor with O-ring. Remove clip. Quickly remove sensor, look for O-ring. Reach in and remove if stuck. Insert new sensor with O-ring. Insert clip. Remove plug/cap. Remove pressure cap. Top off coolant. Replace cap and connect hose.

Done. You should only loose a quart or so this way.

Dennis

-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Stuart MacMillan Sent: Monday, January 26, 2015 11:54 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Tips on replacing Temp 2 sensor

Still chasing bugs in my son's '87, and I'm going to replace it and the O2 sensor. It's got erratic high idle, stumbling when cold, and I think it's running rich when warmed up.

Just wondering if there is a way to minimize coolant loss.

There are a lot of pipes into the T-stat housing, and I can't clamp them all off. And, does the O-ring tend to stay in the bore and need to be hooked out, or will it come out with the old sender? I'm going to replace it.

I may just use this as an excuse to flush and replace the coolant if I'm going to lose a lot anyway.

Thanks!

Stuart


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