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I installed my trans temp guage a couple weeks ago and thought since I had the pictures that I would walk through how I installed it.
First you need to select the type of guage you want to install, where you are going to install it, and how you are mounting your guage. For my install I chose an autometer Z series black face electronic trans temp guage and PN 15309 a-pillar pod.
For my install I needed 3/8" trans oil hose, some 14 guage wire, i used fuel injection t-bar clamps, thread sealant..
a brass NPT t-fitting, not pictured are 3/8" hose NPT fittings
I read thread after thread of other installs where the sending unit was mounted in one of the return lines after the cooler or radiator. I wanted to know the temp of the fluid coming out of the transmission so i mounted my sender to the outlet line of the trans below the radiator shroud.
If you put your sender in line and are using hose to join the metal lines you WILL need to run a ground from the brass T. Ground the sender off and then run a power wire from the tip of the sender up to the guage. you will also need to run a 12v switched power wire to the guage along with a ground for the guage, a ground for the lamp, and a switched power wire to the lamp.
I ran the wiring for the guage through the firewall along with the wiring for my factory fog light switch i installed. not pretty i know, but it gets cleaned up later.
Luckily I found some Krylon Fusion that was 'close' to the same color as my interior. After painting the pod test fit the guage and check your wire length. I originally had the pod 3m taped to the pillar so I used a dremel to round out the back of the pod to run my wiring because i did not want to drill my a-pillar. Well the tape lasted 2 mins and then fell off so i drilled the pod and pillar and fastened them together with barbed push pins.
The location of the pod is great because it does not obstruct view of the road. At night though, there is a glare on the windshield and on foggy nights the guage sometimes fogs up so i will be wiring a switch inline with the power wire to the lamp to be able to turn it off when not needed. IMO this is much easier than running the wire thru the dimmer.
Hope this helps other in their install of pillar and/or trans guages.
- Jack
First you need to select the type of guage you want to install, where you are going to install it, and how you are mounting your guage. For my install I chose an autometer Z series black face electronic trans temp guage and PN 15309 a-pillar pod.
For my install I needed 3/8" trans oil hose, some 14 guage wire, i used fuel injection t-bar clamps, thread sealant..
a brass NPT t-fitting, not pictured are 3/8" hose NPT fittings
I read thread after thread of other installs where the sending unit was mounted in one of the return lines after the cooler or radiator. I wanted to know the temp of the fluid coming out of the transmission so i mounted my sender to the outlet line of the trans below the radiator shroud.
If you put your sender in line and are using hose to join the metal lines you WILL need to run a ground from the brass T. Ground the sender off and then run a power wire from the tip of the sender up to the guage. you will also need to run a 12v switched power wire to the guage along with a ground for the guage, a ground for the lamp, and a switched power wire to the lamp.
I ran the wiring for the guage through the firewall along with the wiring for my factory fog light switch i installed. not pretty i know, but it gets cleaned up later.
Luckily I found some Krylon Fusion that was 'close' to the same color as my interior. After painting the pod test fit the guage and check your wire length. I originally had the pod 3m taped to the pillar so I used a dremel to round out the back of the pod to run my wiring because i did not want to drill my a-pillar. Well the tape lasted 2 mins and then fell off so i drilled the pod and pillar and fastened them together with barbed push pins.
The location of the pod is great because it does not obstruct view of the road. At night though, there is a glare on the windshield and on foggy nights the guage sometimes fogs up so i will be wiring a switch inline with the power wire to the lamp to be able to turn it off when not needed. IMO this is much easier than running the wire thru the dimmer.
Hope this helps other in their install of pillar and/or trans guages.
- Jack
