Went to replace coolant temp sensor. Cracked the housing, what do I replace now?

yeap sure does,right down next to the throttle do hicky.so yeap, "do not over tighten"

Yup, its what the water outlet mounts up to.So the part I need to replace now is part of the lower intake manifold? X_x the new sensor (OEM PN 15326386) is longer (1/4") and has deeper threads (.58" vs .51") than the one that was in there. it cracked it after 4 finger turn and 3 using 17ft lbs like ALLDATA recommended.

What did u have to replace because I have 1999 chevy monte carlo 3.1 and I cracked the housing to do I have to replace the whole lower manifold

3.4 L 3400 SFI