RAM 1500 Truck 4WD V8-5.9L VIN Z LDC (1999)
Ambient Temperature Sensor / Switch HVAC: Service and Repair
REMOVAL
1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
Ambient Temperature Sensor Remove/Install
2. Locate the ambient temperature sensor, on the underside of the hood near the hood latch striker.
3. Disconnect the wire harness connector from the ambient temperature sensor connector receptacle.
4. Remove the one screw that secures the ambient temperature sensor bracket to the inner hood reinforcement.
5. Remove the ambient temperature sensor from the inner hood reinforcement.
INSTALLATION
1. Position the ambient temperature sensor onto the inner hood reinforcement.
2. Install and tighten the one screw that secures the ambient temperature sensor bracket to the inner hood reinforcement. Tighten the screw to 5.6 Nm
(50 in lbs).
3. Reconnect the wire harness connector to the ambient temperature sensor connector receptacle.
4. Reconnect the battery negative cable.
