Need picture of 1981 Lambda Temp sender connector
 

I was sent a Lambda harness for a 1981 that has had the connector for the right side chain case temperature sender replaced with a female 14 pin connector terminal with no outer jacket or insulation protection of any kind. (Obviously not correct)

If someone with an '81 would take a picture(s) of the right side chain case Lambda sender and the correct terminal installed and removed and post it here for me, I would really appreciate it.

TIA. :)

I believe the part number for the correct sender is 930-606-117-00 The image on Pelican shows a straight .250 tab for a slide on connector. Should be simple right? Well, looking at the connector on the harness I was sent, there is no way a round female terminal would fit a flat tab connector. Perhaps someone changed out the sender?
I've asked the owner to send me a picture of their sender, but just want to confirm what should be the correct sender/connector combo with a little help from the board.

thermostat from 80 to 83
 

Dennis,




http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1403000360.jpg
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1403000448.jpg

Bruce

Dennis,

The original lambda switch had a flat blade connector. There are other lambda switches with different temperatures that have round post terminals. One of these (a VW/Audi switch) was marketed as an "upgrade" for lambda 911SC's with cold drivability issues. The "super switch" works great.

Thanks Bruce and Paul for both the pictures and the information about the different Lambda replacement "super" switch.
Must be calibrated for a different temperature range to enable the cold system to run at a different percentage until warm.
The person I am building the harness for wants to go back to the original sender, so I will build it with the 90 degree .250 style blade connector.

Stationary Blade Connectors

It's a .250 terminal on the wire and this connector screwed to the sender unit. The 90 degree single blade one.

Hi Mike,
I was thinking the same thing as an option for what must be a replacement sender. The original factory one is just the blade crimped/riveted to the center post where other replacement types of senders extend the post and have different connector options.

http://www.pelicanparts.com/cgi-bin/smart/more_info.cgi?pn=930-606-117-00-M100

Whomever installed the replacement sender was definitely not trying to make it look good. They soldered a female terminal on the wire and pushed it onto the post.
Not the worst junkyard/backyard wiring mod I've seen on an engine harness in the last year of building them, but it is definitely right up there!
I continue to be amazed by the condition of some of the harnesses I'm sent. It really surprises me that the engines were running at all with some of them!

Now that I think about it, I learned about that 90 degree connector from...your harness that you made me!

I was a bit upset when I saw that you put a female terminal on that wire, when it was clear that my new temp sender had a post connection!

My original setup on my car was so corroded that you couldn't tell that there was a female spade to 90 degree setup on it, I assumed it was a small strange ring terminal, and only after close examination did I learn that, yes, there is an extra piece hidden under that gunk.