I have a 1992 camaro with a single cooling fan. I replaced the coolent temp sensor yesterday because the fan did not work at all and now the fan comes on at 110 degrees.
When I was tightning the sensor I heard something crack. Could I have ruined the new sensor? Also I had to replace the wiring to the sensor( original owner cut it). I wired one wire to the green and white wire and one directly to a ground on the car, Did I wire this up correctly? I believe that it now runs all the time. Please help!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks Jody

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1992 25Th Anniversary Camaro
305 TBI
5 Speed

 

Jody,

Test the new CTS with an ohmmeter. The resistance should vary with coolant temperature.

The approximate values are as follows:



If your CTS isn't close to the resistances listed, you may have damaged it on installation.

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Vader
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Oops! I may have misread that one. You TBI car might have a fixed temperature sensor for the fan, in which case it would only turn on and off, not vary resistance. You still can check with an ohmmeter, but expect 0 ohms or infinity. It sounds as if you've got it wired correctly, but still may have damaged it on installation.

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Vader
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