We put it in with a wrench at a funny angle, I have a set of gearwrench sockets that are thru holed and work very good for senders and fittings.
I've got some problems guys
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FordGuy100
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Alright, thanks Russ. I'll go take it out and see what the deal with it is. I did notice that the rubber gromit on top of it was way up on the wires, and wasnt even on the sender itself, maybe thats the cause.
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Hey Justin, Glad to hear it wasn't the head gasket! You seem to have had hell getting it going with the turbo. Maybe now you can enjoy it a little.
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Yea no kidding man, I was rooting for ya that it wouldnt be head gaskets. You have luck like me man. lol If something can go wrong, it WILL go wrong.
SKimballC
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Y'all quit talking about head gaskets already. Sheesh.
Justin, make sure everything's tight first. You can also pull the sender out and put a pipe plug in it for now if the sender is busted.
Justin, make sure everything's tight first. You can also pull the sender out and put a pipe plug in it for now if the sender is busted.
FordGuy100
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Yeah hopefully this is the last hurdle I will have to go over for some time. And I'm going to go with the, if I dont say or think headgasket it wont happen thing 
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But I can not get that sender out, its kinda ******* me off. I'm pretty sure its 3/4" but I just cant get a wrench on it. Plus its down there right by the bell housing, so if I do get a wrench on it it will be at some extreme angle. I had to just walk away, I tend to mess things up when I'm working on something when I'm angry/PO. I will try to get to it tommorow.
. But I can not get that sender out, its kinda ******* me off. I'm pretty sure its 3/4" but I just cant get a wrench on it. Plus its down there right by the bell housing, so if I do get a wrench on it it will be at some extreme angle. I had to just walk away, I tend to mess things up when I'm working on something when I'm angry/PO. I will try to get to it tommorow.
Which type of sender do you have? Is it one of these or one of these ?
The big ones you need to go after with a stubby open wrench ( don't try to turn the canister with your hand ) the small ones you can usually get with a deep socket after finagling the wire nut off.
If you had to use a reducer bushing in the hole, remember to pop that thing out and use fresh sealer on it. For a better seal, get a small tube of the Permatex thread sealern at the parts store and use that instead of teflon tape. Make sure all the threads are clean before installing ( dip a rag corner in brake parts cleaner, alcohol, etc and poke in in there till it's clean ) It seals better than teflon tape and no worries about tape chunks finding their way into delicate areas. Use sparingly.
---------Robert
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Neither, its for oil temp, not preasure. I wonder what one of those things will cost me....
But thanks for the tip man, I appreciate it.
But thanks for the tip man, I appreciate it
.Neither, its for oil temp, not preasure. I wonder what one of those things will cost me....
But thanks for the tip man, I appreciate it
Oops, my bad
It doesn't look like they have the oil temp senders listed seperately. You'll probably need to call them on that one. At least a temp sender should be easier to get out.It shouldn't be all that expensive. Temp senders are pretty basic.
I'd be surprised if they stab you more than about $20
--------Robert
FordGuy100
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Yeah, hopefully the bill wont be to bad. I'm just wanting to get this thing back on the road badly.
SKimballC
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Try a crow's foot wrench. Here's an example if you aren't familiar. You'd put an extension on your ratchet and do it from above.
FordGuy100
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Shane thanks, I'll go pick me up a set today .
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FordGuy100
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So ISSPRO finally got back to me today . Bad news is they cant sell me just a sender because its a match set (sender, amplifier, and gauge). But the good news is that they lady who emailed me is willing to give me a one time offer of $75 for a whole new "match set", so I'm thinking that would be a new gauge as well. I'm going to take that offer . Just dont go asking for great deals from ISSPRO though, I probably wasnt supposed to tell you guys how much I'm going to get a new one for, but it never said I couldnt .
. Bad news is they cant sell me just a sender because its a match set (sender, amplifier, and gauge). But the good news is that they lady who emailed me is willing to give me a one time offer of $75 for a whole new "match set", so I'm thinking that would be a new gauge as well. I'm going to take that offer . Just dont go asking for great deals from ISSPRO though, I probably wasnt supposed to tell you guys how much I'm going to get a new one for, but it never said I couldnt .
