M C selenoid sensor
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M C selenoid sensor
I have an '87 camaro with an lg4 engine.it has a temp sensor in the themastat housing that has a single wire going to the m c selenoid in the carb. The piece in the thermestat housing is broken.The local GM dealer can not find this piece in his books. Does anyone know the exact name of this piece and/or the part number
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From: Littleton, CO USA
Car: 82 Berlinetta/57 Bel Air
Engine: L92/LQ4 (both w/4" stroke)
Transmission: 4L80E/4L80E
Axle/Gears: 12B-3.73/9"-3.89
This is completely from memory, since I'm about 1500 miles away from my car right now, but I'm not surprised he can't find anything that matches that description - something doesn't sound right.
There should be two sensors on top of the thermostat housing: a vacuum pressure switch, with vacuum hoses going to it; and the coolant temperature sensor, which should have a two-wire environmentally sealed connector on it. The MCS wires and the CTS wires should go into the engine harness, not to each other.
Take another look at it and see if it does indeed match this description. If so, sounds like you need a CTS.
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82 Berlinetta, orig V-6 car, now w/86 LG4/TH700R4. 2.93 limited slip. 2-1/2" cat-back, ZZ3 intake, Accel HEI SuperCoil. AMSOIL syn lubes bumper-to-bumper. Daily driver, work-in-progress (LG4 CC system w/'87 LB9 block, ZZ3 cam, ported World 305 heads, Hooker 2055 headers, 3" Catco cat & 3" catback, restalled TC, Spohn SFCs).
57 Bel Air, my 1st car. '66 396, 9.7 CR forged TRWs, Weiand Action+, Holley 750VS w/4150 conversion, GK 270 cam, Magnum rockers, Jacobs Omnipack, 1-3/4" Hedders & 3" Warlocks, TH400 w/TCI Sat Night Special conv & Trans-Scat shift kit, MegaShifter, 3.08 8.2" 10-bolt w/Powertrax, AMSOIL syn lubes bumper-to-bumper. Idles smooth @ 600 RPM in D. Best 15.02/95.06 @ 5800' Bandimere (corrected 13.93/102.4 @ sea level).
There should be two sensors on top of the thermostat housing: a vacuum pressure switch, with vacuum hoses going to it; and the coolant temperature sensor, which should have a two-wire environmentally sealed connector on it. The MCS wires and the CTS wires should go into the engine harness, not to each other.
Take another look at it and see if it does indeed match this description. If so, sounds like you need a CTS.
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82 Berlinetta, orig V-6 car, now w/86 LG4/TH700R4. 2.93 limited slip. 2-1/2" cat-back, ZZ3 intake, Accel HEI SuperCoil. AMSOIL syn lubes bumper-to-bumper. Daily driver, work-in-progress (LG4 CC system w/'87 LB9 block, ZZ3 cam, ported World 305 heads, Hooker 2055 headers, 3" Catco cat & 3" catback, restalled TC, Spohn SFCs).
57 Bel Air, my 1st car. '66 396, 9.7 CR forged TRWs, Weiand Action+, Holley 750VS w/4150 conversion, GK 270 cam, Magnum rockers, Jacobs Omnipack, 1-3/4" Hedders & 3" Warlocks, TH400 w/TCI Sat Night Special conv & Trans-Scat shift kit, MegaShifter, 3.08 8.2" 10-bolt w/Powertrax, AMSOIL syn lubes bumper-to-bumper. Idles smooth @ 600 RPM in D. Best 15.02/95.06 @ 5800' Bandimere (corrected 13.93/102.4 @ sea level).
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