[V8] Lots of questions, don't hate me

[brat boy]

so is this sensor available? if so, where? the mechanic is irrelevant since he doesnt live in my city and I dont deal with him.

I know how to use a voltmeter in a basic way but i need to know what pins and what to look for specifically. and if the junk seat does work miraculously, can the leather and foam be swapped? there is a set of s4/6 seats I want to look at also

> CC: v8 at audifans.com
> From: dsaad at icehouse.net
> Subject: Re: [V8] Lots of questions, don't hate me
> Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2013 21:10:33 -0600
> To: excit97 at hotmail.com
> 
> First the radiator: the switch just screws in. The radiator is plastic and old though so be careful.
> I question the credentials of a mechanic who can't figure that out.
> You can remove the jumper or the big fuse to the fan to turn it off- and I would do so soon. That fan is expensive and hard to find.
> 
> The seat heater is easily diagnosed with a volt-ohm meter. If you know how to use it, and know simple troubleshooting that is. If you don't then it is hard to teach over email. In a nutshell though, verify you have voltage at the heat elements. Then verify you have continuity through the seat heaters. Once you take the seat apart the heater wires are pretty obvious - they go into the seat cushions and have a 2 pin plug. My guess is a broken seat heater. It is possible to repair if you can find the break - and often you can see a black spot where it burned open. The best repair is to crimp on a small section of very flexible wire.
> Solder probably won't hold.
> 
> I doubt the junk yard seat is any better than yours but if you can take it apart first then you will have a better chance of not damaging yours. I do that all the time- figure out how to disassemble something on a junker first.
> 
> Dave
> 
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> On Oct 9, 2013, at 4:41 PM, brat boy <excit97 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > And feel free to answer specific ones
> > So winter is coming and I want to get a couple of things done first.
> > 
> > 
> > Drivers seat heater is dead. I was told to switch the heater on and off to listen for the relay to see if it clicks on and off but the fan is hardwired in (more on that later) so I can't hear it if it's working or not.
> > 
> > I found a seat in a wrecker that is gray, my seat is black. Can the leather and foam be swapped easily on its own if the other seat is fully working?
> > 
> > How can a person test a seat with a voltmeter to see if the heaters etc are working?
> > 
> > Can someone identify exactly which relay I should be looking at/listening to to see if it is working? Where is it?
> > 
> > 
> > The previous owner said,rather, the mechanic said the water temperature sensor in the radiator was shot and the only way to replace it was to get a new rad. Apparently the thing is built into the rad itself. Is this true? Is there no way another one can be retrofitted? That fan was wired to be on all the time and with the stupid freezing winters that is coming I think I would rather have it work when needed. It gets stupid cold here....
> > 
> > Thanks for reading everybody
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