CHT sensor bypass?

[drew212f]

No one has a cylinder head temperature sensor for a 2003 Lincoln LS 3.9L engine.
I need to put intake back on and wondering if anyone has tricked the computer into believing the sensor is okay? I need the connector from the sensor to the harness connector.
And again a U.S. part search came up with discontinued part, even dealerships don't have them.

 

[joegr]

Bypassing that sensor is a very very bad idea.

 

[oddball]

Very, very, very bad idea. The PCM uses that data for quite a lot of critical things. It's not just an on/off kind of thing.

Is it the sensor or the connector that's bad? Are you sure? Seems a wiring fault is far more likely.
If nothing else, start calling junkyards.

 

[drew212f]

Thanks for the replies, I am going to a junkyard this weekend to locate the connector or fab up a connection from the sensor to the wiring harness. Going to look up how to check if the sensor itself is bad but (long story) don't have the "pigtail connector" at all for the sensor.