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Old Mar 30, 2008 | 01:38 PM
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After searching around my car, I hav realized teh previous owner left a sensor out just sitting around. I didnt think much of it because the car ran fine without it. Anyways I now realized that it is my coolant temp sensor. So I have been drivin for a while now with the temp sensor just lying by the manifold area, sort of hidden.

Should i go get a new one just in case?
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Old Mar 30, 2008 | 02:01 PM
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So what, you don't have a bulb in your check engine light or what? !

It would have been running fairly rich all the time IIRC. Plug it in and put a bulb in the check engine light and pull the codes, see where you stand.
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Old Mar 30, 2008 | 02:09 PM
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LMAOO How did you know??? I had a ******* own m ycar before. I would have a 10 second camaro if I didnt have to completely redo everything he did. I have no check engine bulb, he even electrical taped it. And yes my car always ran rich, always.

What is the IIRC thing too. I feel like a noob
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Old Mar 30, 2008 | 07:00 PM
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IIRC = If I Remember Correctly?

I believe that's it, took me quite a while to figure that one out LOL.

Need to have a page for all the slang terms LOL.
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Old Mar 30, 2008 | 07:06 PM
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True story.,
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Old Mar 30, 2008 | 07:14 PM
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There's a bynch of those lists, all over the Internet.

Here's one.

http://www.netlingo.com/emailsh.cfm
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Old Mar 30, 2008 | 07:30 PM
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hey sofa I really need some help. You have any efi knowledge under your belt?

I know you have a lot of good ideas and stuff
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