Taking dash apart...READY TO KILL!

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Jun 2, 2003 | 09:58 PM

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I'm just trying to get the facts here!

Jun 3, 2003 | 01:05 AM

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Well I stuck my poker in there, she came right out after a few pokes. Then I was forced to pull out, she didn't need anymore poking. Its all good.

Jun 3, 2003 | 01:17 AM

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Well I stuck my poker in there, she came right out after a few pokes. Then I was forced to pull out, she didn't need anymore poking. Its all good.

Jun 3, 2003 | 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Allmachtige

Anyway, I got the top dash out, but what is the sensor for by the cig lighter? Step 6 says, "HVAC aspirator tube has temperature sensor in front"...that means nothing to me. :?

Well, yeah, 'cause "HVAC" is defined back up in Step 1.

Anyhow, it'* "Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning," the usual abbreviation for anything related to that. The temperature sensor monitors the temperature inside the car. (There'* another one for the outside, mounted near the bottom center of the radiator support.)

In order to get a good reading for the sensor, they mount it in the middle of the dash behind a small grille, and put a small air tube (the aspirator tube) behind it which draws a low flow of air in over the sensor. Over the years, that sensor gets a good coating of dust, tobacco smoke and gawd-knows-what-else built up on it.