trans temp gauge?

[Bigcheck1]

curious as to how some of you have hooked yours up? do i need to tap into the pan or can i run the sensor into the rubber hoses to get an idea of the temp? with me still having a trans warranty, i'd need to have it tapped into the pan by the trans shop. but i will do all the other wiring. i've hooked up gauges before and am just curious as to how a trans temp gauge works.

 

[aldive]

curious as to how some of you have hooked yours up? do i need to tap into the pan or can i run the sensor into the rubber hoses to get an idea of the temp? with me still having a trans warranty, i'd need to have it tapped into the pan by the trans shop. but i will do all the other wiring. i've hooked up gauges before and am just curious as to how a trans temp gauge works.

Mine, a DaKota Digital ( http://dakotadigital.com/ ) electrical unit, is installed in the fitting in my aux tranny filter housing ( I got mine from Summet - Dead Link Removed ). Works perfectly.

Good luck.....

 

[bipolarbob]

Get an inline filter from Summit, and it will have a place to screw it in.

 

[MONMIX]

OR you can get the Perma-Cool filter guage combo.
You get the guage with the added bonus of a useful filter.
The guage send is built right into the filter mount.

 

[B94Sport]

I put mine in the metal tube right before it turns into rubber and goes to the tranny cooler. Bought a small pipe cutter and cut out a section and then replaced it with a T pressure fitting that the sender screwed right into.

 

[4LB2]

Somebody is making an aftermarket pan that has a few goodies including a port for a temp gauge.
-James

 

[Trckmagik]

If you go with a t fitting, you will want to install it on the hard line that goes into the radiator. This is the way the tranny fluid flows.
-Leaves tranny
-Enters cooler thats built into the radiator
-Exits the radiator
-Enters the factory tranny cooler
-Exits the cooler and returns to tranny.

If you tab in at a cooler or one of the hard lines located at the bottom side of your motor you will be getting a tranny temp after its left one or both of the factory coolers. I will try and get some pictures up for you.

 

[Trckmagik]

Here is a link to my pictures. I hope it helps.

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=107505

 

[Bigcheck1]

since there are two lines to the radiator from the trans, how do i know which one will be the line that is going to the radiator and is the hot one? is it the top or bottom line?

 

[Trckmagik]

I havent looked at this on my 1st Gens so I am not sure. You should have a hard line going to the top of the radiator like mine. That should be your line.

 

[Bigcheck1]

I havent looked at this on my 1st Gens so I am not sure. You should have a hard line going to the top of the radiator like mine. That should be your line.

there's two hard lines, i was also thinking that the top one will be the hottest line, since it has to travel through the radiator. i'm gonna be hooking up a cooler as well so i guess i have to tap that line as well???? or should i do it to the bottom line as one last cooling before it enters the trans. my gauge, gauge pod and cooler all should arrive here shortly.

 

[Trckmagik]

The top one will be the hottest. As for the cooler, you can tap the cooler into the bottom lines. I also kept my stock cooler.

 

[sk1er17]

Somebody is making an aftermarket pan that has a few goodies including a port for a temp gauge.
-James

Who?

 

[4LB2]

Who?

Can't remember exactly but I believe 410 has one or had one on his old tranny.
There was a thread on it awhile ago. I'll try to find it later.
-James

 

[Heath]

Good info guys... I'll be doing this soon hopefully... Thanks...