hi

a gentleman here suggested i might be having problems with my coolant temp sensor. not holding him to that, just started to look into replacing it. they have it at adv auto and it's fairly inexpensive. just fired up the 2001 dodge ram service manual and it says you have to drain the cooling system some to replace the sensor. is that true? what a hassle that would be. i have a 98 5.9

thanks for any info

 

no you dont, just dont do it witht he truck hot or running lol. its easy unscrew the old one screw in the new one.

 

thanks dude

 

You need to drain at least part of the cooling system, or swap that part out fast so as you don't get coolant on the ground and kill pets or contaminate the ground.

 

Keep it in the Same thread bud. Come on now, you don't need to start a new thread for every question. Thread merge. please. LOL

 

Are you a sheriff here? I've been a member for a while ...don't need attitude. i don't ask many questions here

i searched for a coolant temp sensor thread none showed up

 

Yes.LOL And whatever! I had NO attitude, hence the wink. No reason you couldn't have kept it in the first related post. Good luck man, hope you figure it out.

 

sorry if i sounded like an evil poster. just tired of troubleshooting it as I broke my finger a few weeks ago and i keep setting it back trying to troubleshoot this as bolts have broken and wrenches slipped etc. plus it's a frustrating problem. thanks for your help and advice..i do appreciate it.

 

No big deal man. Keep us updated as far as what troubleshooting procedures you have performed thus far. And take care of that finger, I hope it isn't the middle one.

 

Off you don't partially drain your coolant system then coolant (and a lot of it) will poor out of the hole for the sensor when you pull it out