[Shotimes] ECT description & location

Dave Kegel Dave Kegel" <d.kegel@comcast.net
Wed, 2 Jul 2003 14:53:38 -0500


Hey!  I was wondering about that.  Everyone says the fan is supposed to come
on at 215 degrees, but mine always comes on at 210.  Interesting.

Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Nunnally" <manunnal@netheaven.com>
To: "shotimes" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: July 02, 2003 2:17 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] ECT description & location


> It's the big one, towards the firewall side of the housing.
>
> Interestingly, since logging info off the EEC, mine (probably never
changed,
> came on the 3.2L when I bought it) at 130k or so now mileage-wise, shows
up
> on the datalogger as the exact same temp the autometer water gauge shows.
> So both are at least accurate...(although the fan always comes on 5
degrees
> sooner than what you program)  lol
>
> mark
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Justin Schick" <jschick@aafp.org>
> To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>; <TechSHO@topica.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 3:06 PM
> Subject: [Shotimes] ECT description & location
>
>
> > Can anyone tell me which temp sender is which. I can see a one wire one
> > close to the thermostat housing and more to the front of the engine bay,
> > and a two wire one further from the housing and rearward. My gauge seems
> > to operate fine, but am questioning the sender for the computer. I
> > recently replaced my O2s. No more CE light, but I still only get 22 mpg
> > maximum.
> >
> > Thanks!