Good morning, sitting here sipping my morning coffee thinking about the cheapest way to replace the small section of transmission line that starts where the hard line ends, and stops at the radiator. I want to do this while moving my trans gauge temp sensor to the cooler line. That does the little bird say? Cheap, thats me.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/DER-13090/?rtype=10

Thinking of going this route.

or building a tee at ace hardware. Motivated by Aim for squirrles.

 

http://dieselmanor.com/dm_products/FTG-MFD.asp

 

I really don't want to cut my hard lines. Was thinking about doing what Aimfor squirrles did but adding a tee to the check valve side of the line.

 

Where that website says to put the tee is the best place, period. And you can make a tee if you want , but the sensor will be too far out of the flow. I tried making one up, trust me.

 

Also, the farther your sensor is from the trans, the less accurate it will be.

 

this is what i did, dremel and transmission line hosing and a 90 degree bend of stainless


My hard lines kept leaking on the pressfit quick clamp crap, got rid of it and now no leaks. You could install your filter right inline there, Dunno bout sensors though

 

Your gonna want to double clamp that. I had just one clamp on mine and it slowly came off.

 

+1... you can also use a flaring tool and start the flare and that will also help hold the hose on.

 

I just did this last week. Cut off the check valve. Get a brass T with 3 female 3/8 fittings. Get 1 flare (3/8) to pipe (3/8) fitting; 1 pipe (3/8) to hose barb (1/2) fitting (attach w 2 clamps); Put the sender for your trans temp gauge in the remaining port. The T is a perfect fit in place of the check valve and now you have a place for a gauge. The reading doesn't drop much from the trans to the gauge, because its still before the radiator.

 

Not only is the tip of the sender too far out of the flow for an accurate reading, but being that far from the tranny is producing quite a drop in temp. At least 20 degrees if not more. I know this from doing it both ways.