Temp sender burning out?

[Bernd Felsche]

Andrew R. Ghali tapped away at the keyboard with:

> If that is the case, then you might want to try cleaning the wire
> with steel wool, then tinning it with solder before crimping on a
> new connector.  The solder should keep the copper from oxidizing
> there.

But will make the copper more brittle and tend to fracture at the
edge of the solder. You win some, you lose some.

> ----- Original Message -----
> >From: "944Technologist" <f_wilk at hotmail.com>
> >Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2001 20:20:32 -0700

> >I had something similar on a BOSCH system. Porsche used a copper
> >wire with a copper 1/4" blade connector (female). A turquoise
> >oxide had built up between the wire and connector. Apparently
> >this is common. It messed with the signal. I cut an inch of wire
> >off and crimped on a new connector. All was fine again.

> >- ----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Steve Spiers" <s.spiers at xtra.co.nz>
> >Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2001 3:37 PM

> >> Ive got a car with Weber IAW thats been quite unreliable. To
> >> cut a long story short, the coolant temperature sensor stops
> >> working, or works intermittently. It give a correct resistance
> >> reading most of the time and then it either shorts completely
> >> or cuts completely. The car obviously runs terrible like this.
> >> If I install a new sensor, all problems are solved and the car
> >> runs great. But a few months later it all happens over again.
> >> Ive been through 4 sensors in under 2 years

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