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

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Subject: Re: Head Gasket blown - then temp sensor REFUSES to budge
From: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2000 16:40:32 -0800
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
>


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