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Re: Head Gasket blown - then temp sensor REFUSES to budge

To: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
Subject: Re: Head Gasket blown - then temp sensor REFUSES to budge
From: Dr David McNaughton <david@mcna.demon.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2000 07:48:21 +0000
Its the gas one - capillary.

David

In message <200012050040.QAA04797@snipe.prod.itd.earthlink.net>,
Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com> writes
>Does the sender need to be electrically grounded?
>
>R. O. Lindsay had this to say:
>
>>Duinhoven_Hans@emc.com wrote:
>>
>>> This has been a thread recently started by Enrique.
>>> I had the same. So I finally had a very good ring spanner on the temp.
>>> sender and actually stood on the spanner! Slowly it started to move - the
>>> new one still is working!
>>> So you really might need brute force - 160 lbs on the spanner in my case!
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Hans
>>
>>   Here's a little trick that will ease the problem NEXT time.
>>When you reinstall the temp sender, wrap a little Teflon
>>plumber's tape around the threads first.  Should you have
>>the misfortune of having to remove the sensor again, it will
>>not be a battle of brute strength.
>>
>>Rick Lindsay
>>Diamond Geoscience Research
>>5727 S. Lewis Ave., Tulsa, OK
>>Voice: +1 918-747-3456
>>Fax: +1 918-747-8599
>>
>
>
>--
>
>Max Heim
>'66 MGB GHN3L76149
>If you're near Mountain View, CA,
>it's the red one with the silver bootlid.

-- 
Dr David M McNaughton
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