will it run sensorless????
will it run sensorless???? well dammit, i have been pumped up and pumped up about getting my car together.. i FIANLLY get ready to go and then 
i remember i need a coolant temp sensor...so i stroll down to the parts store..long story short NO one has one..should have known since its a 98 everythings different..i swear i am going to sell it..i get so pissed when i go to get simple stuff and theyre like ..nope dont have it for a 98, got it for a 99 though...happens all the time.. 
so my question is..can i just plug the port off in the head with a pipe plug and start the motor? keep in mind i just want to start it up and check for leaks and such, it WILL never leave the ramps..will it even fire? like i said just wanted to check for leaks and such since i got to order a new sensor anyways..figured id go ahead and heat cylce my arp's and flush the oil and get everything ready for when i get the sensor...shouldnt it just idle funny and throw a code? its the three wire sensor (98) not the 2 wire..
i remember i need a coolant temp sensor...so i stroll down to the parts store..long story short NO one has one..should have known since its a 98 everythings different..i swear i am going to sell it..i get so pissed when i go to get simple stuff and theyre like ..nope dont have it for a 98, got it for a 99 though...happens all the time.. so my question is..can i just plug the port off in the head with a pipe plug and start the motor? keep in mind i just want to start it up and check for leaks and such, it WILL never leave the ramps..will it even fire? like i said just wanted to check for leaks and such since i got to order a new sensor anyways..figured id go ahead and heat cylce my arp's and flush the oil and get everything ready for when i get the sensor...shouldnt it just idle funny and throw a code? its the three wire sensor (98) not the 2 wire.. 
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well, my experience with this isn't on an ls1 but with a 5.0 sn95 (roomates). it has major issues with holding any sort of idle when he tried to rig up a false sensor. it will fire however, but ran horribly
i would probably wait and get a sensor, don't wanna mess something up because of something so small.
besides, it'll probalby just take the parts store a day to get it. all the little stuff is allways what holds up my projects
i would probably wait and get a sensor, don't wanna mess something up because of something so small.
besides, it'll probalby just take the parts store a day to get it. all the little stuff is allways what holds up my projects
Originally Posted by KGSloan
i would probably wait and get a sensor, don't wanna mess something up because of something so small.
like a muthafuckawhy risk a motor that runs a few grand....over a senser that costs a few dollars, and a days wait?
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Not much I can add to the good advice, just that I think of stuff like that as just "part of the install." There always seems to be something, but paying attention to and finishing all the details makes for a job well done. Sometimes "patience" is your best friend. 
