i just came back from the junk yard..picked up a over head consol,center consol,visors with lights, and auto dim rear view mirror...my question however is...how and where can i find the temp wiring for the over head consol..anyone know where i can find these wires?

 

what? you had to get the temp gauge out of the explorer rangers dont have them...

 

You need the temp sensor?

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yeah i pulled out the over head today..where can i find the sensor?

 

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you should have taken the sensor from the explorer you took the over head from...they wouldnt have charged extra for it either cause its part of the unit.

 

looks like i gotta go back on wed...where is the sensor located?

 

Look behind the grille in the DS rad support area. The wire color codes are blue/yellow and blue/white and you will want the sensor, the connector and a few inches of wire that go with it.

 

You can get a new sensor at the Ford dealer for $19. The P/N is F87Z-12A647-AA. You don't even necessarily need the harness it plugs into as you can use wire conncetors to wire it in but the harness would be more weather proof.

 

I weather-proofed my splices using "liquid electrical tape" which is a flexible quick-setting rubber that is quite versatile. It turns a crimped butt-splice into an all-weather permanent connection.

You can also sleeve soldered splices with shrink tubing, and place a dab of the stuff in the ends of the shrink tubing before shrinking. The tubing shrinks on the rubber which sets quickly from the heat and you once again have a totally weather-proof splice.