On my 20th I found a two wire connector with the same colors as the coolant temp sender.
Its fairly short and is connected to a coolant temp sender which is screwed into a three way T fitting back at the heater core hose area on the pass side.
Its been hanging there since i bought it and evidently it must have something to do with the EATC system. Correct? I suppose this part was not installed when the HO lower and upper was installed.
Probably the temp sensor for automatic control of the ETAC system... You're better off with it disconnected... Otherwise when the engine temp is 100*or so(guessing here), the system will go to full blower speed BEFORE the engine is warm enough to give heat... At least that's the way the ones I had behaved...
i was thinking it was something along those lines. Ill bet the reason why its hooked up is because Aarron (PO) maybe thought it was a critical eec sensor.
So... you found the previous owner's dangling part behind your dash?
hahahaha
here is a pic
looks to me like A/C??
Yep, its for the EATC
i cant see how you could fit that part inline with either heater core hose. Look at what i have now and tell me how in the heck it gets intalled. there isnt any room for the t fitting.
Maybe the SO lower intake plumbing is made a little different than the ho and some cooling pipe real-estate is gained for this part.
Oh!!! Yeah I recognize that, saw it when I did my H.O. conversion.
(http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=9217&stc=1&d=1166918820)
I dug up this pic from the thread about it. The best I could find, and sure enough, its awful. But If you look at the right hose coming off the heatercore (as in your right), where it goes behind that smaller hose (delivers coolant to the EGR plate), look up a little and theres a connector there (not the taped vac line) and that I think is the same thing you're looking at. So that T is just uhh "Teed" :hick: into that line. Yeah there's NOT a lot of space in that area. Got real annoying at times while I was trying to make this thing faster. At school now, if I was home I'd take better pics for ya but for now this is all I got.
Scott when you order new heater core hoses the computer asks you for ATC or non ATC. The hoses are different.
this thread title reminds me of some bad stories ive heard about drunken hookups with transvestites....
:barf:
o god you had to go there....
Oh you knew it was gonna happen.....nothing's sacred here....:giggle:
At least you just heard about those stories...and not witnessed 'em first-hand. :hick:
And no...no-tink ees sake-red.
Huh mine usually waits till the engine is warmed up more (~135 or so) before the heat kicks on. When it does it's usually toasty warm:D
all i have to say is wow!!!!!
Btw,, when i asked for heater core hoses,, my first mistake was "advance" i guess. They didnt mention a difference. Now i know, thank you very much.
Yeah, that "T" goes in line with the heater hose as mentioned. I also don't get heat until the water is quite toasty so I think it does it's job fine.
I'll have to try mine sometime I'm curious. I don't even turn the system on until I see the second bar on my temp gauge. Yes yes I do turn on the defrost if the windows are fogged you know what I mean :hick:
I bought a TC with manual heater... Problem solved...
ATC is awesome!
Yeah its a nice thing to have but im waiting for it to break. when it does,, ill have my work cut out for me.
I still have not had time to troubleshoot the cruise