I just added a tranny temp guage to my truck. I wanted to locate the sender in the pan, however I can't seem to find the right fittings. So I built a brass T with barbed ends and cut into the cooler lines. The only place I felt comfortable cutting the lines was where the cooler lines go into the radiator. So I secured it there. the fluid path goes as follows: tranny > guage sender > radiator cooler > auxillary cooler > tranny.
My problem is that the guage needle barely reads anything. After a spirited drive (20 -30 min) in town with many accelerations and plenty of idling in gear, the needle barely reads 100 degress F which is the very lowest increment. I'm thinking that tapping the cooler lines was a waste of time, because the fluid is being cooled as is goes throught the 5 or so feet of cooler line before it hits the sender. Either that or I accidentally cut the wrong line and I'm going backwards.
My question for you guys is, where can I get a sending unit or adapter that fits in a transmission pan? I think this with give a better idea how hot the entire tansmission is.
My problem is that the guage needle barely reads anything. After a spirited drive (20 -30 min) in town with many accelerations and plenty of idling in gear, the needle barely reads 100 degress F which is the very lowest increment. I'm thinking that tapping the cooler lines was a waste of time, because the fluid is being cooled as is goes throught the 5 or so feet of cooler line before it hits the sender. Either that or I accidentally cut the wrong line and I'm going backwards.
My question for you guys is, where can I get a sending unit or adapter that fits in a transmission pan? I think this with give a better idea how hot the entire tansmission is.
