Can a bad temp sensor/sender cause any rough starts/idles?

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Old 06-22-2004, 03:32 PM
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a bad coolant temp sensor can
Old 06-22-2004, 06:05 PM
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my car starts pretty sh$tty and I ve tried tons. Would like to figure it out. Thanks.
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disconnect the lead and see if anything changes or get a voltmeter+specs
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Default You chek its resistance(Ohm) with a voltmeter. There's a chart in the Bentley, with instructions!

See why we recommend the Bentley? ;O)
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I can never find half this stuff in my bentley. I think I got the lite version
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