stormy69
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Mountain Home AFB, Idaho
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it arrived today. looking at the instructions (they are for svo's and early t/c's) it sys to splice into the yellow wire. afaik the ect is located under the upper intake between the 2 and 3 cyl but it has now yellow wire. there are also two sensors on the back (near firewall) of the lower intake, one has a yellow wire. what are the other 2 sensors and where should i be installing this darn thing.
james
btw, i have an 88 t/c with auto.
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Pete D
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Northern OH
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Are you referring to the ECT?
Pete Dunham
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stormy69
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Mountain Home AFB, Idaho
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doh, yes. thanks for that. looking throught the site i have discovered the other 2 sensors are the knock and act. so thats cleared up. that being the case, what wire do i tap into to use the m/d ect?
james
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Pete D
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Northern OH
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I can't find it on their site but all eCT for 2.3T I ever saw screw into the lower intake between the #2 & 3 injedtors. You hae to take the old one out first and it has an electrical connector that should just plug onto the new one.
Pete Dunham
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Pete D
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Northern OH
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You are talking about a 185* turn on fan controller. It is made to work with the single fan set up on SVOs and pre 87 TCs. I don't think the ECT controlled the fan on the pre 87s, I think they had a seperate sensor for fans.
I'm not sure how you would wire that into an 87-88. Are you having a fan problem with the stock fans?
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stormy69
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Mountain Home AFB, Idaho
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the current ect is out of range according to the ecm, that and the fact they dont turn on at 230 degrees pretty much makes it so. the main fan does kick on with the a/c and is the only way to keep the car at a drivable temp right now, work is only 3 miles away. i spoke with jim at d/m and he said it would work, i just didnt think to ask about the wire deal. from you post i am guessing that both fans are controlled by the stock ect and that would explain why their are two wires. cant i just splice into the one that controls the main fan? i dont see 210 degrees being an issue if they kick in at 185, unless of course the fan fails. more inputs please. btw, did the 85.5-86 SVO also only use one fan? it would appear by reading the instruction that they had 2 wires those years as well.
james
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Pete D
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Northern OH
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If you got an ECT code then it's probably bad.
Why not replace the ECT? It also influences timing and A/F so to get the car running right it needs to be replaced.
There is a procedure for testing the fans (and by elimination, the ECT. http://www.turbotbird.com/techinfo/Cooli...ingFan.htm
Also I can send you some info for easily. testing it
The SVOs were all single fan
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stormy69
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Mountain Home AFB, Idaho
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well thats a real pisser. i called them priot to purchase, $9 shipping made it a $46 waste of money.... looks like i need to order an ect then. they arent stocked in the local parts stores. thanks for all your time pete. maybe i can use it on the wifes 97 SHO??
james
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Ryan H
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Panama City, FL
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Why not return it?
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1988 TC 5 speed, all options including sunroof, SPEC Stage III. Currently installing: Walbro 255 LPH HP, Kirban AFPR, 3" DP to 2.5" duals, bypassed cat, Magnaflow mufflers
'88 TC Walbro 255HP, Stinger FMIC, PIT BOV, Pro 5.0, Kirban, RR cam, FRPP strut tower brace, T3
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Jeff K
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Milwaukee, WI
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Get an ECT from either Ford or NAPA. THose are the only ones I trust. The cheap, no name ones some discount parts stores sell are junk.
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88 Turbo Coupe: Intake and exhaust mods, T3 turbo at 21 psi, forced air intercooler, water injection, bypass valve, Ranger roller cam, subframes, etc., etc.. // 86 Tbird 5.0 (original owner): intake, exhaust, valvetrain mods, 100 HP nitrous, ignition, gears, suspension, etc., etc.... // 91 Escort: Bone stock winter car // 04 Taurus Duratec (wifes car)
Jeff Korn
88 Turbo Coupe: Intake and exhaust mods, T3 turbo at 24 psi, forced air IC, water injection, BPV, Ranger cam, subframes, etc., etc.
86 Tbird 5.0 (original owner): intake, exhaust, valvetrain mods, 100 HP N2O, ignition, gears, suspension, etc., etc.
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