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- Captain Cook Hawaii
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- 2001
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- Ford
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2001 Ranger XLT: Installed a 95-01 explorer overhead console (non-sunroof) type a month or so ago. Read a couple of install posts and everything went right according to plan. About a week or so ago the temp readings appeared low compared to ambient temperature. Then the numbers started to just freeze no movement at all. I checked all the wiring and everything appeared good. I thought ah, the sensor is going out. When I went to find my sensor, all the items I came across were not at all like the senso I got when I purchased the console. The new Ambient Air temp Sensor is what was indicated for 95-01 Explorer, has the pointed nose and the threaded body for the core support. My sensor had a bullet nose and a pushpin clip for mounting in a small drilled hole. I removed the old sensor and connector, the new sensor & connector are different, the 2 pin connector is reversed on the new connector verses the old connector. The male pins were in the sensor on the old unit. Installed the new sensor and connector, I got 27* & ICE, I live in Hawaii dosen't get below 60*. Disconnected the wires to the sensor and changed polarity no difference. I ohmed the new sensor, was supposed to be 33K @77* was not even close. I got the sensor and connector at NAPA TS4005 & EC59 both are Echlin parts. I am stumped, Bad board, Bad sensor, wrong sensor, what I have now as far as new parts is what is supposed to be for the application, but the configuration of the sensors are completely different than what I originally had.
