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Posted: Sat May 27, 2006 6:13 pm 
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i just finished getting the head off my falcon (major pain in the a**e) i went out and bought an au series 2 head complete with valves cam etc. my question is: there is a plug on the rear of the au head but the head that i took off didnt have it, what is this plug for? im also puzzled by the fact that my block has no number that is visible i.e number isnt where it should be. the haed that was on it had 94 AB printed on the front which to me says its from an ef is this true? dying without my car have been driving around in girlfriends car and its too slow, so im kinda in a hurry to get it all back together. any help is greatly appreciated thank you
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Posted: Sat May 27, 2006 6:25 pm 
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AU head will go on fine. Just use the rocker gear and cam that came with it.

94AB is an EF head (also fitted to late ED's)

 

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Posted: Sat May 27, 2006 6:30 pm 
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that plug is for the knock sensor iirc

your car not equiped with 1 so no need to worry about it

do what stockstandard said and it be sweet as!

 

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Posted: Sat May 27, 2006 7:41 pm 
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i just finished getting the head off my falcon (major pain in the a**e) i went out and bought an au series 2 head complete with valves cam etc. my question is: there is a plug on the rear of the au head but the head that i took off didnt have it, what is this plug for? im also puzzled by the fact that my block has no number that is visible i.e number isnt where it should be. the haed that was on it had 94 AB printed on the front which to me says its from an ef is this true? dying without my car have been driving around in girlfriends car and its too slow, so im kinda in a hurry to get it all back together. any help is greatly appreciated thank you
That would be for the Coolant sensor. You can add one there and rewire yours from the thermostat position and get a much more reliable temp reading.

 

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Posted: Sat May 27, 2006 7:58 pm 
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dont you have to use au running gear, feul rail and injectors on earlier e-series when running an au head :S

 

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Posted: Sat May 27, 2006 7:59 pm 
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That would be for the Coolant sensor. You can add one there and rewire yours from the thermostat position and get a much more reliable temp reading.

So running a sensor in the thermostat housing isnt reliable?

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dont you have to use au running gear, feul rail and injectors on earlier e-series when running an au head :S


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Posted: Sat May 27, 2006 8:14 pm 
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That would be for the Coolant sensor. You can add one there and rewire yours from the thermostat position and get a much more reliable temp reading.

So running a sensor in the thermostat housing isnt reliable?

I should have used the words "more accurate indication of temperature " rather than reliable.

 

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Posted: Sat May 27, 2006 8:58 pm 
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That would be for the Coolant sensor. You can add one there and rewire yours from the thermostat position and get a much more reliable temp reading.

So running a sensor in the thermostat housing isnt reliable?

I should have used the words "more accurate indication of temperature " rather than reliable.


The sensore themselves are only accurate to within 15% of the actual temperature. Really dont think it matters where you put it.

 

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Posted: Sat May 27, 2006 9:48 pm 
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Think you will find that the sensor was placed on the head at the rear on the AU ,was so it can measure head temp as it is able to run the car with total fulid loss. It cant measure temp if its on the thermo housing.
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Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 1:10 pm 
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cool thanks everyone for your input, hopefully i should have my car back on the road by next weekend :D
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Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 2:02 pm 
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Ant frm alted was going to sell my a AU head for my ED but there wasnt much more benefit and its harder to get cams for, so i got the late ED early EF head on mine

 

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Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 5:49 pm 
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twason wrote:
martyel wrote:
i just finished getting the head off my falcon (major pain in the a**e) i went out and bought an au series 2 head complete with valves cam etc. my question is: there is a plug on the rear of the au head but the head that i took off didnt have it, what is this plug for? im also puzzled by the fact that my block has no number that is visible i.e number isnt where it should be. the haed that was on it had 94 AB printed on the front which to me says its from an ef is this true? dying without my car have been driving around in girlfriends car and its too slow, so im kinda in a hurry to get it all back together. any help is greatly appreciated thank you
That would be for the Coolant sensor. You can add one there and rewire yours from the thermostat position and get a much more reliable temp reading.


Correct coolant sensor. and AU heads have WR2A cast onnthe front
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 Post subject: what about the engine number
Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 8:49 pm 
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i still dont understand why my engine would have no number on it? i am sending the car to my mechanics on the weekend to get fixed once and for all, because i broke the timing chain guide and have to take the engine out to do that i think :? is 200 dollars a fair price for the work involved :?
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