The temp sender in the '62 327-340 is going south, it measures several thousand ohms at room temp. The wiring and gauge are good, pegging the needle when shorted to the block. I tried to remove the old sender and really cranked on it with a 9-10" long wrench (7/8"? 15/16" or so) to no avail. I'm afraid to mung it up further, so I sprayed it with PB blaster and will try to hit it with a deep socket tonight. Is there any risk of shearing the whole darn sensor? Thanks, and please forgive the dumb newbie questions. There are going to be a lot of them....
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Re: Aluminum + Brass = Seized temp sender? ('62-34
most ac temp sending units are seized to the intake manifold.. i've removed many, with a breaker bar on as shallow a socket as will fit. Using a very tall or deep well increases the chance of the socket breaking way and rounding off, to an extent, the hex sides of the sending unit.I've never sheared the sending unit nor ever stripped the aluminum threads.give her hell! aand good luck. mike -
Re: Aluminum + Brass = Seized temp sender? ('62-34
Rob------
Use an impact gun with a 6 point impact socket.In Appreciation of John HinckleyComment
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Re: Aluminum + Brass = Seized temp sender? ('62-34
Joe-
Cool- that gives me an excuse to go get a set of SAE impact sockets (Been a metric guy for a long time (I have a bad BMW habit) but this Vette is so much fun....)Comment
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Re: Aluminum + Brass = Seized temp sender? ('62-34
Rob:
Try Harbor Freight.com - cheap and good.
RichComment
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Re: Aluminum + Brass = Seized temp sender? ('62-34
I, too , have used am impact wrench when all else failed to remove a sender. Got it right out without damaging anything.Comment
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Agree w/Joe & Ed's Post... *NM*
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Yea, that #14 is living in prehistoric days..
Git Modern Mikey!! Let the tools do the work...
What a disgrace...Comment
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TC - Good post. #14 needs counciling... *NM*
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Re: TC - Good post. #14 needs counciling...
Perhaps the two c's(DC and TC) use air-assisted tools to preserve what little's left of their god-given tools. mikieComment
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Re: TC - Good post. #14 needs counciling...
And he probably still uses a liquor soaked rag for painless surgery. Genleman Jack maybe? Probably has never heard of NOS or things like that to lessen the pain. What a throw back to the dark ages.Dick WhittingtonComment
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Nah, the stuff is to expensive... I'm told by
his patients he just whacks them with a breaker bar and puts them "out" before cutting on them.Comment
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Re: Nah, the stuff is to expensive... I'm told by
i've gotten to the point where there is no need for anesthesia--Just fire up the chain saw, they pass out, then i go to work. prefer Stihl over Husquavara. God, we ain't right. mikeComment
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Re: Nah, the stuff is to expensive... I'm told by
Hey, I'm a Pathologist, we don't use ANYTHING before we start cutting. Haven't 'gained' one yet!Comment
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Now THAT puts it in perspective... *NM*
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