[Shotimes] Temp. Sensor(Outside Temp.)

[James White]

This sensor is a thermistor (sp?) and likely it got old and a little
moisture got in it to give the EATC a false reading.

My '95MTX does that frequently.  Run the thing though a car wash (touchless
of course!) and then pop the hood. The water that the bra held is dumped
onto this sensor, and then it goes stupid.  Mine will go down to -40 at
which point the damn EATC will turn the heat on full blast unless the EATC
is fully off, or you have it in "Max Cool" position.

The fix is a new sensor, but I have been both too lazy and too busy workwise
to go to a salvage yard or the Ford 'Stealer' and get another sensor. It
should be a 5 minute job to replace it.  Most likely any sensor from  Ford,
Merc., or Lincoln would be the same.

Jim White - greensho@crown.net
Valparaiso, Indiana
'93  5 SPEED   278k few mods
'95  5 SPEED   241k lots of mods
"double clutch"  it's good for both you and your SHO

----- Original Message -----

From: "Johnsho92" <john_sho92@yahoo.com>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2003 7:57 PM
Subject: [Shotimes] Temp. Sensor(Outside Temp.)


> Hello,
>
> Can anyone help point out there the Sensor for outside
> Temp, the one on the climate control, is located?
> Just today I got a false reading, it's 80 degrees
> outside and I see the 'outside temp.' dropping to
> about 25 degrees.   Any idea why? or what went wrong?
>  Thanks.
>
>
> -John
>
>
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