What does it take to replace temperature sending unit? I know where it's located and the old one has been removed but due to the location I can't seem to get the new one in. What has to be removed to get access to it?

1993 F-250 7.3L 4x4

 

Which sender? There are 3. 1 For the light, that is in the left head. There is one by the upper rad hose, that operates the timing advance and high idle, the 3rd one is on the left front of the block that operates the gauge.

 

One for the gauge... driver-side front by the manifold and behind the vacuum pump. Looks like I need to remove the blasted vacuum pump.

 

anything and everything easily comes off our engines anyway.take a peak under the hood of a modern diesel engine today.you'll have little issue with removing a vac pump to find some more room for ease of sending unit access after one quick glance.

 

Ok. I wasn't sure what really makes it easier to put the sensor back in. My deep well socket is too deep and my regular socket is too shallow. With that said I need to start it by hand and then use my deep well socket but the area is just too tight for me to start it by hand.

 

Place some nuts or a block of wood or something else inside your deep well socket to help bottom out the unit so you can get some pressure on it. Ford is right though you could have had your vac pump off and back on in the time it took you to write this!

 

Room for an open-end wrench or gearwrench, by any chance?

 

V-belts for the win! Vac pump is nowhere near the sending units on my engine

More seriously though, just take off the vac pump. I've learned a couple times that its sometimes easier, and faster, to pull off more parts to gain access to what you're fixing.

 

how about electric vac pump/stock delete.the temp sending unit is wide open in the clear on my engine too.



always be prepared for cheaters when playing games lol.

 

hell with taking off the vac pump! disconnect the hose coming out of the vac pump. then take the 3 screws out that holds the big aluminum bracket on that holds the vac pump, a/c compressor and p-steering pump. you will have all the room you need then.