What if it Snows?

Me too.

 

I’m pretty sure the first ones used to need a paper clip to make them run. Just from remembering stories. My 2000, still runs unplugged, with yellow light on. Paper clip, turns light off. I’ve had so many problems with mine. Since I got it. Replaced a few sensors before replacing pigtail. It first shut down, going up a big hill. I now know why, because when the fan kicks on it causes the pigtail to get blown around and wiggle. After replacing a couple sensors, each time thinking it was fixed. I changed the pigtail. Worked for a few years. Then for a while, it would shut down after a wash, or heavy rain. Had to unplug it, till it dried out, then it would shut down again. Plug it in, and it was fine till it got wet. I tried to replicate the problem, spraying it with water. No Go. After replacing the pigtail, I was sure it was fixed. But it still did it intermittently. I got lucky and caught it while it was acting up. I was able to test it with a paper clip, vs. plugged in. 3x replicated. This time it was clear the sensor itself was bad. Must have had a hairline crack. Very aggravating. I suggest changing the sensor first. Put a little pipe dope or Teflon tape on the threads. Do it fast, you’ll only lose a cup of coolant. No need to drain it. If that doesn’t fix the problem, the pigtail plug itself is probably bad, or it has a broken wire in the first 4-6” of the harness. I just guessed at mine, since testing with a light would be intermittent in my case anyways. I just cut it back a few inches, twist the new pigtail wires together temporary. Leaving as much original harness for next time. Once your convinced it’s good, cut the pigtail to length, and crimp it up good. Put wire loom over it, taped at plug to keep it from flexing. Securing it with zip ties, best you can to keep the fan from blowing it around, leaving only a little bit of slack for engine torque/ movement. By changing the sensor itself, first. If it is the pigtail, you can keep the old sensor as a spare. If it is the sensor, you’ll have the pigtail, should you ever need it. Another easy way to figure out how much harness to cut off, would be to cut a little bit of the harness at a time, twisting the wires together, till it works right. That way you know the broken wire has been cut out. Sometimes the sensor Probes get gunked up with a tiny layer of oil residue, cleaning them makes them work again. Hopefully replacing the sensor and/or pigtail will fix the issue. I think the wires break either from movement and/or from heat off the air compressor.

 

Apparently fuel is as well... No fuel at the Flying Hook in North Platte, NE

 

A good friend of mine shared drinks with waylon a long time back.

 

I had a chance to see Waylon at a Casino in Mt Pleasant Mi. In the 90s. It’s a small venue, I wish I’d have went. He was already wheelchair bound at the time, passed away soon after. He was one of the best.

 

why is that? afraid i was up to mischief ???

if you were, you'd be correct!