installing a temp gauge...help!

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diamondjim - 15 May 2005 16:35 GMT

hey its me again. i have an 85 s-10 with the 1.9 in it. i want to put
an aftermarket coolant temp gauge in it, but i have never done that
before. the coolant temperature sensor in the intake manifold is a
two-wire connection. the guy i bought the truck off of swapped heads
on it, including the intake. the truck is wired for only one wire
connection, and it only has a light that tells you that the engine is
engine is hot enough to destroy the aluminum head. please help!

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Shep - 15 May 2005 22:38 GMT

If this is a computer contolled engine there are usually 2 sensors, one for
the ecu one for the dash gage. The ecu sender has 2 wires, the gage sensor
has one, look for that one. May be on the cyl. head, or on the block.

> hey its me again. i have an 85 s-10 with the 1.9 in it. i want to put
> an aftermarket coolant temp gauge in it, but i have never done that
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> connection, and it only has a light that tells you that the engine is
> engine is hot enough to destroy the aluminum head. please help!

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