Tranny cooler mounted pics with temp gauge sending unit too.
10-27-2006, 04:20 PM
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Tranny cooler mounted pics with temp gauge sending unit too. I have been meaning to post this up for a while but hadn't gotten around to it. I mounted my cooler dope style then used the "hot" line from the tranny to the cooler to mount my temp gauge sending unit. Not the prettiest way but it works for now. My temps usually read 150 or so cruising and 180 in stop-and-go traffic. In the hottest months here in Arkansas, cruising was about 180 and traffic was 210.
10-28-2006, 12:27 AM
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excellent! that is THE way to do it and get accurate temps!!
although i'm curious on you location of the sending unit, i have mine right from the exiting lines of the trans, right next to the tranny. why did you put the sending unit in the front of the car?
although i'm curious on you location of the sending unit, i have mine right from the exiting lines of the trans, right next to the tranny. why did you put the sending unit in the front of the car?
10-28-2006, 12:32 AM
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Originally Posted by GoFast908Z
excellent! that is THE way to do it and get accurate temps!!
although i'm curious on you location of the sending unit, i have mine right from the exiting lines of the trans, right next to the tranny. why did you put the sending unit in the front of the car?
although i'm curious on you location of the sending unit, i have mine right from the exiting lines of the trans, right next to the tranny. why did you put the sending unit in the front of the car?
10-28-2006, 07:17 AM
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I didn't have the capability to mount it in the hard lines and this seemed like the easiest location to me. It took all of 30 minutes to install and wire the gauge up. I did it in my driveway without a jack or anything like that. And I doubt the fluid cools that much in that short distance. Have you ever seen what kind of force the fluid is pumped with? It pumps fast. When I was verifying that I had the feed line, I disconnected the hose and turned the car on for 5 seconds. In that time I half filled a 2-gallon bucket. I was pretty impressed.
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10-28-2006, 10:44 AM
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Originally Posted by 99Hawk262
I didn't have the capability to mount it in the hard lines and this seemed like the easiest location to me. It took all of 30 minutes to install and wire the gauge up. I did it in my driveway without a jack or anything like that. And I doubt the fluid cools that much in that short distance. Have you ever seen what kind of force the fluid is pumped with? It pumps fast. When I was verifying that I had the feed line, I disconnected the hose and turned the car on for 5 seconds. In that time I half filled a 2-gallon bucket. I was pretty impressed.
Cool I am gonna mount mine like this soon. My sender is in the diag port and that is not too accurate.
Coming out of the tranny which is the send line, top or bottom?
10-28-2006, 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Joel_SS
Cool I am gonna mount mine like this soon. My sender is in the diag port and that is not too accurate.
Coming out of the tranny which is the send line, top or bottom?
Coming out of the tranny which is the send line, top or bottom?
10-28-2006, 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Vince @ FLT
Bottom line is the pressure line. I have always mounted it in the return line. There alot of opinions and ways to do this so I will not argue this point.
10-29-2006, 07:30 PM
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I think you can use that same sending unit setup on a water temp guage, just put it where the coolant throttle body bypass would be. I wonder if someone has done a write up on that?
10-29-2006, 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by birdman97lt1
mounting the cooler that way not much air flow through, mine is in front of the radiator no need for a gauge
10-29-2006, 09:15 PM
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Originally Posted by GoFast908Z
it still gets decent flow where they have it. However, saying you don't need a gauge is a little off. If you don't know your temp...how can you know if you need it or not?
10-29-2006, 09:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Gregg1LE
I think you can use that same sending unit setup on a water temp guage, just put it where the coolant throttle body bypass would be. I wonder if someone has done a write up on that?
. I did that exactly for mounting my water temp gauge. It is the exact same sending unit and you basically do the throttle body bypass when you do it that way. Another member told me about it and it worked well. I don't have pics of that though. My stock gauge always reads 220 degress. My actual gauge reads anywhere from 180 when cruising to 195ish when sitting or in traffic. It was a very simple install.
10-29-2006, 09:36 PM
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Originally Posted by 99Hawk262
Ah ha, ask and you shall receive.....kind of . I did that exactly for mounting my water temp gauge. It is the exact same sending unit and you basically do the throttle body bypass when you do it that way. Another member told me about it and it worked well. I don't have pics of that though. My stock gauge always reads 220 degress. My actual gauge reads anywhere from 180 when cruising to 195ish when sitting or in traffic. It was a very simple install.
. I did that exactly for mounting my water temp gauge. It is the exact same sending unit and you basically do the throttle body bypass when you do it that way. Another member told me about it and it worked well. I don't have pics of that though. My stock gauge always reads 220 degress. My actual gauge reads anywhere from 180 when cruising to 195ish when sitting or in traffic. It was a very simple install.
10-29-2006, 09:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Gregg1LE
What size t-fitting is that ? I need to set up my water temp guage
10-29-2006, 09:48 PM
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Originally Posted by 99Hawk262
I really don't remember....I'll try to look tomorrow and see if I can find out. I just went to Lowes and found one that looked like it would work. I'm pretty sure it had small fittings on the "T" part. 1/4" or 5/16" I believe. I took the sending until with me and matched it to a fitting that it would fit in. I'll try to get some pics tomorrow and make a write-up in the External Engine section. I'll PM you when I do this.