It really struck a while back, but I finally got around to spending the money this weekend. $112 for a new driver's side door key cylinder and a coolant temperature sensor.
The car survived an attempted breakin a couple weeks ago, requiring the new cylinder. All sorts of fun getting the door apart, and I only lost one part! Well, I didn't really lose it, because it's still in the door somewhere, but it's not where it should be. ;-) Anyway, I can lock/unlock the door from the outside now, and that's what matters.
I think the coolant temp sensor is what's causing the car to stall, ever since I put the new head on. The symptoms seem right according to the service manual. Also, I have zero recollection of ever swapping the sensor from the old head to the new head, so maybe this one came with a sensor, and it was bad? I don't even know now. The first step in replacing the sensor reads "Drain the coolant below the level of the sensor." So...how do I know when to stop? The car has only seen about 600 miles of use since the head was replaced six months ago, that's pretty sad. So tempted to sell, but then I see an STS Neon setup page, and realize I have most of the necessary parts already...
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