Question about Autometer temp senders
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Question about Autometer temp senders I'm convinced the LT1 section is the best on LS1tech, lol. I had this question in the electronics section with no luck so I'll post up here.
I have an Autometer trans temp gauge that worked before and I moved the sender and now it doesn't work. I had the sender in the pressure test port on the 4l60e, read high so I decided I'd put the sender in-line with my transmission cooler. So I lengthened the wire to the new sender location and now no workie. I re-did my terminal connection at the sender and the joint where I lengthened the wire to eliminate connection issues. I used a plumbing fitting for the sender, put barbs on the ends. I read the Autometer instruction sheet and it said "sender should automatically ground, if not make provisions for grounding it." Real specific stuff. I thought about screwing it out and putting a ring connect between the sender and the fitting and then running a ground. Didn't wanna bother til I got some opinions.
I have an Autometer trans temp gauge that worked before and I moved the sender and now it doesn't work. I had the sender in the pressure test port on the 4l60e, read high so I decided I'd put the sender in-line with my transmission cooler. So I lengthened the wire to the new sender location and now no workie. I re-did my terminal connection at the sender and the joint where I lengthened the wire to eliminate connection issues. I used a plumbing fitting for the sender, put barbs on the ends. I read the Autometer instruction sheet and it said "sender should automatically ground, if not make provisions for grounding it." Real specific stuff. I thought about screwing it out and putting a ring connect between the sender and the fitting and then running a ground. Didn't wanna bother til I got some opinions.
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Originally Posted by dhdenney
I'm convinced the LT1 section is the best on LS1tech, lol. I had this question in the electronics section with no luck so I'll post up here.
I have an Autometer trans temp gauge that worked before and I moved the sender and now it doesn't work. I had the sender in the pressure test port on the 4l60e, read high so I decided I'd put the sender in-line with my transmission cooler. So I lengthened the wire to the new sender location and now no workie. I re-did my terminal connection at the sender and the joint where I lengthened the wire to eliminate connection issues. I used a plumbing fitting for the sender, put barbs on the ends. I read the Autometer instruction sheet and it said "sender should automatically ground, if not make provisions for grounding it." Real specific stuff. I thought about screwing it out and putting a ring connect between the sender and the fitting and then running a ground. Didn't wanna bother til I got some opinions.
I have an Autometer trans temp gauge that worked before and I moved the sender and now it doesn't work. I had the sender in the pressure test port on the 4l60e, read high so I decided I'd put the sender in-line with my transmission cooler. So I lengthened the wire to the new sender location and now no workie. I re-did my terminal connection at the sender and the joint where I lengthened the wire to eliminate connection issues. I used a plumbing fitting for the sender, put barbs on the ends. I read the Autometer instruction sheet and it said "sender should automatically ground, if not make provisions for grounding it." Real specific stuff. I thought about screwing it out and putting a ring connect between the sender and the fitting and then running a ground. Didn't wanna bother til I got some opinions.
(your way will work too)
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Yeah I'm gonna try that. I will use the ring connector between the sender and the fitting for a little neater install. I talked to my dad today and he said since I used teflon tape on the NPT threads on the sender, I may have insulated it enough to lose a ground.
