Replacing temp sender. Am I missing a boot or can I wrap the wire around the sender and secure with a rubber clamp/tape?

[tonyp25]

So my temp gauge doesn’t work. The wire at one point was disconnected and I decided to replace the sender while I’m in at it. I’d imagine a boot usually pops on over the sending unit but all I have is a wire. Do you think I could just strip the wire back and wrap it around the sending unit?

 

[HALIFAXHOPS]

Splice a eylet to it and nut it down.

 

[gtx6970]

You can buy just the end of the temp sender wire in the aftermkt

 

[Don Frelier]

Short term you could strip a wire and put a vacuum cap over it.

 

[HALIFAXHOPS]

Looking at the shape of that wire I would replace the whole thing since it is brittle and cracking.

 

[Nacho-RT74]

If you search at your local auto parts shop I bet you can find this on the HELP section

is available at ebay, but not cheap ( plus shipping ).

Unfortunatelly not available in violet color wire, like the original.

Standard Motor products PN S635 is one of the PN for it.

Advances lists it, O'Reillys, I bet Napa... etc...