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Under the truck, right in front of the fan shroud, next to the cooler line. What is it? I want to relocate this, any problem with that?

i wouldnt touch it. Its the forward discriminating sensor for the Air bags

No kidding, like a G force sensor?

kind of an inertia sensor you could say. Basically, its activates the air bag in front end hit

Just about everything with a yellow clip, plug, tape, or loom is related to the airbag. I suggest that you don't probe with a test light. http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Cool.gif

Well thanks .http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Disapprove.gif

Ever seen a rocket motor light off, up close. . . .It's just a baby rocket motor, but hey, then you could call yourself a rocket scientist for sure!http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Big Smile.gif


Go on, give it a try! http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Evil%20Smile.gif(just kidding)

kind of an inertia sensor you could say. Basically, its activates the air bag in front end hit


Hey, what's this red switch do that says "Warning don't touch!" http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/HiHi.gif


Eric, Nice customer service!


When's your new shop going to be done?


We will need to come up so you can give us Dmax lessons. http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Big Smile.gif

Ever seen a rocket motor light off, up close. . . .It's just a baby rocket motor, but hey, then you could call yourself a rocket scientist for sure!http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Big Smile.gif


Go on, give it a try! http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Evil%20Smile.gif(just kidding)








I believe the term Rocket Scientist would be used if he/she walked away after testing. If they don't walk away they are called a Statistic.http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/HiHi.gif

LOL,


Or could be called a candidate for the Darwin Awards. . .


Dennis

Oh man, I was going to post THAT!!!!! Great minds think alike.

I guess the air bag symbol and danger symbol that are plain as day on there weren't a dead give away??!!?http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Confused.gif http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Confused.gif Might want to invest in some Helm's manuals dude...http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Geek.gif http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Geek.gif

Ox

Where have you been all my life?


If I can't read a label, what good is that going to do me? Dude


Funny, my autistic neighbor knew right away what it was, his last name is "helmet". Me, i am an engineer, someone pointed out recently that meant I had no common sense, guess they were right.

It's ok just smash it with a brass hammer and you'll be okay to move it. But if you use a reg hammer ur screwed

Well you could move it to the back so when people rearend you the airbags go off http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/HiHi.gif

I think Eric is BSing ya, whack it with a hammer to verify. Better wear your saftey goggles though. Safety firsthttp://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Geek.gif

ratlover,


You've got it all wrong. You have to be IN the truck to see if the airbag goes off. He'd have to have someone else whack it with a hammer while he was inside (with his safetly goggle on).http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Big Smile.gif


Dennis

This is kind off topic, but I heard there was not any issues with the airbag sensors and plows mounted on the truck.


Has anyone had issues with this?


Does the sensor monitor the impact on the bumper or the whole front end inlcuding the frame?

You learn who your friends are!http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Hug.gif

A friend will be there whacking that thingy with a hammer to see what it is while you are inside to see what happens. A true freind will be there in the hospital when you come toohttp://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/HiHi.gif


IIRC there needs to be quite a few things happen for an air bag to deploy, one is that a specific sensor(behind the bumper IIRC) needs to get squashed, second a accerometer needs to see a specific rate of deceleration in the proper direction, and I think it may talk to the computer too for some info and all this needs to happen at the same time. so in theory you could have a budy whacking any one of the sensors with a hammer and you arnt going to eat the air bag. In theory, who wants to be the guine pig?http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Geek.gif


A plow will make it harder for the squash sensor(I'm using thenical terms here, sorry if I lose anybody, if you need an explination leme know) to get squished so you would really need to rock sombody to set the air bag off. Sudden deceleration or whacking something hard(while plowing) wont do it, trust me, I havent eaten an airbag yet.http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Evil Smile.gif

Thanks for the clarification.

I thought it didn't need to get squashed but rather worked like a magnet deal so when you suddenly decelerate it dropped something and set off the bag?
I know on these GM trucks it takes a lot to set the bag off, seen a lot of guys bump deer and cows and never set them off.
I need to find out which way it works, because if I build a Bumper of Doom (TM) then either A:I can plow deer and not worry because it won't crush a sensor, or B: I better keep it floored when I hit something so it doesn't sense sudden deceleration. Which is it? Either way I keep it floored...http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Evil Smile.gif

IIRC there are a crush type sensor and a decelerometer, both have to get triggered at the same time. IIRC

I've never seen or heard of a "squash" sensor. When you replace the bumpers with aftermarket, there is nothing there to note (like a sensor). I think there are only the 2 or 3 inertia sensors of which IIRC two must agree that there is a force sufficient to activate the bag.

I thought one of em wasnt an inertia sensor?http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Confused.gif wouldnt be the first and definatly wont be the last time I was wrong

front sensors are accelerometers. You do need multiple things to stack up to have the airbags deploy.

So then keep it to the floor and don't slow down, and the airbag won't go off? That should work well with my driving style...

Untill you meet up head on with some one with the same idea.http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/HiHi.gif

They must have to get Squished or ever time you plowed snow they go off.

Let me get this straight. If some bastard that I really don't like pisses me off again I can take a midnight ride to his place with my hammer and hit that little sensor and cause him some misery? Man, that would be greathttp://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Evil Smile.gif

Sounds like you didn't read this whole thread. Of course an airbag has a chain sequence to detonate it, as does a nuke. One sensor destroyed may even disable the airbag.