Truck was overheating so I brought it to my local shop. They quoted me $700 to replace the temp sensor and said they needed to remove the intake yada yada yada. Bought the part for $35, watched a youtube video and I was done in 1 hour. There was no reason to remove the intake. In fact, I think you might be able to get this job done without even removing the thermostat housing.

 

Good for you... Now go have a few colds ones with the money you saved by doing it yourself.

 

Yes, +1 on doing it yourself

But temp sensor(computer) or temp sender(temp gauge) have nothing to do with overheating, they can "report" overheating, but have no control on why the engine was overheating

 

Excellent work; now you know it's been done right.
Yep, a cold one or two is in order here!