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Old May 4, 2003 | 04:59 AM
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help broke coolant temp sensor

ok i'm taking out the 305 tbi out of my 88' Iroc and deciding to replace all my sensors when rebuilding it i tried to take out the coolant temp sensor upon attempting to take it out i couldnt take anything out easy. so i used a little force and bammmm the sensor snapped about a 1/4 above the intake manifold. can anyone suggest a best coarse of action to remove this or better off getting a new intake manifold? thanks
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Old May 4, 2003 | 07:56 PM
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if its above the intake manifold I think you would be ok with it...jsut grab some vice grips an start twisting..good luck!
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Old May 6, 2003 | 05:02 AM
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i tried it it doesnt work it just chews the metal off of the old sensor theres a hole in the middle filled white stuff (thermal compound?) and i'm gonna try an EZ out tomorrow if all goes well. (i use my aunts garage i dont have one and if it rains hers leaks)
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Old May 8, 2003 | 04:45 AM
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well the easy out didn't work i dont have a drill powerful enough to get it to turn well i just found out about the tb to carb adapter i have a few carb intakes down in the basement i'll probably just do that then. any one have an opinion?
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