The sending unit for the computer is on the drivers side right behind the distributor. The sending unit for the gauge in the cab is on the passenger side (both tap directly into the intake
On the front of the engine basically behind the thermostat housing.
where is the temp. sending unit located on a 1999 ford ranger xlt 6cyl 3.0l .Gauge does not work.
Do you mean the Temp sending unit, oil pressure sending unit, or fuel level sending unit?
The temp sending unit may be shorted to ground. Unplug the sending unit to see if the gauge drops to cold. If it does, you have a faulty temp sending unit.
Which sending unit? Oil pressure sending unit? Engine temp sending unit? Fuel gauge sending unit?
The temp sending unit should be found close to the thermostat housing. It will have a single wire attached to it.
Temperature Gauge Sending Unit The sending unit is located in the front section of the intake manifold in the vicinity of the thermostat.
The 4.2 or the 5.3 engine?
The 2.2L or the 4.3L engine?
If the wiring and connections at the coolant temp sending unit check okay start with replacing the coolant temp sending unit. Temp sending unit should be less than $20.
The temp sending unit on a 1992 Ford 4.9 inline six engine is located on the passenger side of the cylinder head, way in back. It's hard to see.
The engine temp gauge is in the instrument cluster and the sending unit for the temperature gauge is in the intake manifold just to the left of the thermostat housing when you are looking from the front of the Explorer ( the larger sending unit to the right of the thermostat housing is for the EEC IV system)