pancho toco loco

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Anybody running a t-fitting in the outgoing line from the trans to cooler for a temp gauge sending unit? I know the pan seems to the best spot, but until I drop the pan I wanna get some temp readings. Is that a bad spot?

01ssreda4

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This is a suitable location. I have used the brass t fittings from home depot with my coolant temp sending unit and it has worked great.

pancho toco loco

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Thanks. My gauge came with a t-fitting. The only i thing is my female barb fitting had to be wrenched on after 2 turns. Hope that is ok

01ssreda4

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^^I can partly agree there, however, my temp sender worked fine with no ground. I added one in for piece of mind but it functioned before without it.

pancho toco loco

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My sender is going to screw into the T. It has a connector on top, I don't think it needs a ground? I can always run a ground wire from the sender also. I'm more concerned with the the barb female fitting that I had to wrench on after two turns on the t-fitting. I'm going to splice it into the rubber hose going to the cooler.
Thanks Panchp

01ssreda4

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The metal that the sender is screwed into is supposed to be grounded. Thats what he means. He means take a piece of wire and solder it to the outside casing of the t fitting and run it back to a metal panel and connect it. That way your t fitting is grounded.