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COOLING SYSTEM
TEMPERATURE SENDER SERVICING
TEMPERATURE SENDER
SERVICING
Removal
Loosen sensor and remove by hand. Use care to
avoid breaking threads.
Clean sensor threads, sensor, and sensor cavity.
Installation
Fill bottom of sensor cavity with 0.7 cc of Thermal
Joint Compound, P/N 322170. Sensor cavity
should be filled to 1 in ch (25 mm) below the top
edge of the cavity.
Install sensor. DO NOT use gasket sealing com-
pound. SLOWLY tighten temperature sensor to a
torque of 50 to 70 in. lbs. (5.6 to 8.0 N·m).
Wait 10 minutes for trapped air to bleed from cav-
ity. Th ermal compo und may seep past threads.
Retighten sensor.
THERMOSTAT
SERVICING
Disassembly
Remove the thermostat cover and O-ring from cyl-
inder head.
Remove spring, thermostat, and gasket.
Inspection
Inspect all parts for cracks, heat damage, or signs
of corrosion. Replace d amaged p arts. Cle an
debris from housing and parts.
Assembly
Assembly is t he re verse of d isassembly. Pay
close attention when pe rforming the following
additional tasks.
Coat threa ds of each cylinder hea d thermostat
cover with Gasket Sealing Compound. Install and
tighten the cover to a torque of 120 to 14 4 in. lbs.
(13.5 to 16.5 N·m).
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1. Temperature sensor
2. Sensor cavity
3. Thermal joint compound
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