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Aug 16^th, 2004 at 7:14pm

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Anyone know where the temperature sending unit is on these things? Mine is bad and I can't find the darn thing anywhere... Roll Eyes

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Reply #1 - Aug 16^th, 2004 at 8:20pm

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Usually on GM engines, the water tempature sending unit is located on the left side of the block (driver's side) down just below the head-I just changed it in my '69 Camaro's 350 engine. I'll go look at my 3.8L engine in my '96 and see if I can find it.

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Reply #2 - Aug 16^th, 2004 at 8:32pm

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OK, I just went out and looked at my '96 Camaro's 3.8L engine and I couldn't see it. The engine is back so far against the firewall I couldn't get a good look at that spot. I think it's right down below the exhaust manifold on the driver's side-those exhaust manifolds are shaped a little funny and you really can't see around them. Plus, I could see a wire running under there from the firewall area-probably the wire for the sending unit. I looked in my Haynes manual and I couldn't find anything-but my guess is its right under that exhaust manifold, which will make it hard to get too (at least in my car-I don't know what you have it in).

I hope that helps a little. Wink

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Reply #3 - Aug 16^th, 2004 at 8:43pm

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Actually, forget that-I found it in my Haynes manual. I'm sending you a scan of the page via e-mail. I saved it as a .jpg file and its about 1.75MB.

Just so you know, this comes out of the 4th generation Camaro Haynes manual.

Hopefully, that will be all the help you need. Grin

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Reply #4 - Aug 17^th, 2004 at 9:30am

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Thanks Richie, I appreciate all your help... It actually turned out to be the thermostat... Roll Eyes

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