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Old Aug 11, 2009 | 08:45 PM
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hey, i have just bought a 2wd cossie and the temp gauge always reads half but the lad told me when i bought it that there was a 4wd head on it and therefore the sender was on on it only thing i have sitting at the fuel rail is the wires for it what i neede to know really is where does the 4wd sensor posistioned

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Old Aug 11, 2009 | 09:26 PM
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passenger side of head (nr the coolant sensor) under the inlet manifold!
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Old Aug 11, 2009 | 09:38 PM
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so its just a matter of me connecting the wires a have for the ornigal one on to the one nuder the inlet manifold.

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Old Aug 12, 2009 | 06:52 AM
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Originally Posted by glover
so its just a matter of me connecting the wires a have for the ornigal one on to the one nuder the inlet manifold.

cheers neill
Yes only a single wire, just extend.
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ps answered on other thread as well.
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Old Aug 13, 2009 | 05:03 PM
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cheers found the sensor on the block but the wire the lad i bought the car off showed me the wire which he said was for the sensor but it seems to be 2 wires soildered together i can check later to see what colour they are can't remember now.

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Old Aug 14, 2009 | 12:21 PM
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Brown/white is the temp GAUGE one on 2wd.
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