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Shopteach

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On a '90 2.3, is the only coolant sensor on the engine the one located on the underside of the intake manifold? I guess what I am asking is, is this the sensor that the ECM uses to determine engine temperature?

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The sensor in the block is for the temperature guage.
The sensor in the lower intake is for the computer.
 
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knowing where it is is one thing, but getting to it to replace it is a completly different story. Maybe its just me, but I'm having a helluva time getting a wrench down there.
 

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on my car (92) there is a coolant temp sensor located in the Heater hose as it heads toward the firewall. Real easy to spot, just look for a "T" with a sensor sticking out of it near the firewall on a heater hose. If its there, you will see it.

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