[s-cars] MFTS - Temp Gauge issues

[Robert Myers]

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The job can also be accomplished using the smallest adjustable wrench
(Crescent wrench) you can find which can be opened far enough to fit the
hex of the MFTS.  BTDT several times.  It's a bit awkward but eminently
doable.  Swing room is rather limited but it works.

At 11:18 AM 7/19/2003 -0400, Rich Assarabowski wrote:

>One more tip -- if you don't have a deep metric socket in that size (who
>does?), go to a plumbing store and get a set of plumber's sockets.
>They're sheet metal and English sizes, of course, but you can use the
>closest English one (don't need a lot of torque) and it's a LOT cheaper
>than a metric socket you'll never use again.  Your wife will be happy
>too, next time YOU will be fixing that leaky faucet, not the plumber.
>
>-- Rich A.
>
> >I had intermittent temperature gauge readings for some time. Changing
>the thermostat seemed to help - for a bit - >but the only real cure was
>changing the Multi Function Temperature Switch (MFTS).  You need the
>part, a deep 29
> >mm (6 point if you have one) socket and about 15 minutes to change it.
>If you are good with your fingers plugging >the hole in the coolant
>manifold (under the intake manifold) while you swap the new MFTS for the
>old one, you
> >will only loose about 250 mL of coolant.  You need to disconnect the
>hoses from the throttle body and the ISV to >get some clearance for your
>ratchet.  Do not over torque.  Go to:
> >
> >http://www.sjmautotechnik.com/cooling.html#gauge
>
>
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