Hi all,

Im putting my 5.7 together, pretty much with all new parts but it looks like ive missed one.

Im not sure what sensor i need for the intake manifold where the red arrow is pointing too. the sensor next to it is new, i think that one is the engine temp sender to goes to the ECU, but ive got no idea what should be in the other one

 

The other one would be the Cold Start switch. Has a connector on it that looks like a fuel injector connector. If you've eliminated the cold start, you won't need it.

 

Ah right ! i have indeed deleted the 9th injector, thats good then, i just need to find something to plug it up with then instead

Thanks mate

 

I think its a 3/8 npt so a Allen hean plug would work well

 

Thanks Brian i will look into that, unless i have the old sensor lying around somewhere i can put back in and cap the end off

 

not to get off topic BUT how does one afford OR get parts for a 3rd gen in britan? they sell petrol by the litre .and damn .you must be dedicated OR insane. however, keep up the good work!!!

 

American cars have a pretty loyal following in Britain.

 

Plus the likes of Rockauto and other some ship OS at reasonable USPS rates ;
not expensive courier services like UPS

 

ha ha ! a welcomed question mate, i just tell it how it is....

I just love the car so i put my heart and soul into it. ive wanted KITT since i was a little kid, and even before i knew what a Pontiac Firebird was ! when i got the car i knew nothing about them, but over the years through the will to learn ive tackled 90% of the jobs on my own and i just buy new parts as and when i can afford them.

Its taken me 10 years to get this far, as im not happy just sticking some knight rider parts on the car and having a ropey trans am underneath, so im restoring the car while making it a replica too, so its pretty time consuming.

Ive been saving lots of money on petrol though as its been sat in the garage since October when i pulled the 5.0 engine !

And yeah i got most of my parts from rockauto, even with the postage its usually cheaper than getting the parts from the UK stockists

 

I found the old sensor in one of my boxes and its all broken at the front, but will serve nicely to plug the hole up, so i will just glue a cap over the front to tidy it up