Coolant temp sensor location?

[nbaykrawler]

As the title says! i recently purchased a 92 SHO, w/ 230 km on the car and 140 km on the motor and 40000 km to go on the 60k! when i bought the car the temp guage worked fine! parked it for a few weeks with the battery disconected, when i fired it back up again no temp guage! its not working ive looked around and cant find any obviouse locations! can you help me? any test i can do to see if the guage is faulty? and has anyone installed a aftermarket temp guage and how do they work? thanks!

 

[Devin]

There are two, one for the PCM and one for the gauge. The one for the gauge is on the thermostat housing/coolant manifold under the throttle body, and it has a single wire lead. The PCM one has two or three IIRC.

I have a picture but my website is malfunctioning so I can't upload it.

edit: I win!

 

[TopGunnYFZ]

Thanks for the pic i need to get one for my 90. Same thing happened to mine, worked fine when i got it, car sat in the garage for a month get it out and now it doesnt work

 

[SHOtime2511]

just so you guys know this is a very cheap part,only about $3 FTW!

 

[nbaykrawler]

thanks for all the help guys! :thankyou: just wondering is all the coolant gonna pour out when the sensor is removed? i betting yes, but any tips or info from someone who has changed one personally would be great! but what if its the guage? does anyone know a test for the guage?

 

[1993MTXSHO]

thanks for all the help guys! :thankyou: just wondering is all the coolant gonna pour out when the sensor is removed? i betting yes, but any tips or info from someone who has changed one personally would be great! but what if its the guage? does anyone know a test for the guage?

all? no, some? yes, my guess 1/-1/2 gallon I didn't measure when I did my ECT I just let it go all over the school parking lot IIRC the gauge temp sensor its a little higher up then the ECT, so you might not lose as much as I did.

 

[zblackbeast]

Where are the IIRC plug ins, my temp gauge is spiking soo yea...