Column gauge pod
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Column gauge pod
Here are some pics of my last mod to the 05 Dak. I added a two-gauge meter pod to the steering column for transmission and water temperatures. The pod has to be painted. I got the pod, gauges, and paint from Summit Racing.
I bypassed the transmission cooler in the radiator with and after market Hayden 679 cooler. Made my own cooler mounts out of ¾” wide x 1/8 thick metal. I used brass fittings to locate the temp sensor on the incoming hose from the transmission to the cooler, as I wanted to know worst-case temperature from transmission.
The transmission operates about 125º and will go above 150º in stop and go traffic. The transmission no longer operates at 180º or higher since removing it from the OEM cooler in the bottom of the radiator.
I installed the water temp sensor by replacing the bleed plug that was located by the upper radiator hose. Here again I am reading the engine temperature before it goes thru the radiator.
I was able to route the wiring to the sensors thru a rubber plug located between the door and body frame. No drilling of the body was required to route the sensor wires into the engine compartment.
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I bypassed the transmission cooler in the radiator with and after market Hayden 679 cooler. Made my own cooler mounts out of ¾” wide x 1/8 thick metal. I used brass fittings to locate the temp sensor on the incoming hose from the transmission to the cooler, as I wanted to know worst-case temperature from transmission.
The transmission operates about 125º and will go above 150º in stop and go traffic. The transmission no longer operates at 180º or higher since removing it from the OEM cooler in the bottom of the radiator.
I installed the water temp sensor by replacing the bleed plug that was located by the upper radiator hose. Here again I am reading the engine temperature before it goes thru the radiator.
I was able to route the wiring to the sensors thru a rubber plug located between the door and body frame. No drilling of the body was required to route the sensor wires into the engine compartment.
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