Trans temp gauge
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Trans temp gauge
Hey everybody. It's been a few years since I've posted in here and WOW how things have changed! It's nice to see some old names still floating around and nice to see new ones as well...
anyway, I've gotten rid of my older 95 ram (400k miles BTW, rusted out from under me.) And now I have a '01-1500. 46RE.
I'm looking at installing a trans temp gauge, and from what I gather, some have used a servo port, and others have used a brass T fitting. What I need to know is, what's better, and what exactly I need to purchase to make it happen. I'm pulling a pop up camper that's around 2500lbs. So need to keep an eye on that temp
Thanks fellas and glad to be back!
anyway, I've gotten rid of my older 95 ram (400k miles BTW, rusted out from under me.) And now I have a '01-1500. 46RE.
I'm looking at installing a trans temp gauge, and from what I gather, some have used a servo port, and others have used a brass T fitting. What I need to know is, what's better, and what exactly I need to purchase to make it happen. I'm pulling a pop up camper that's around 2500lbs. So need to keep an eye on that temp
Thanks fellas and glad to be back!
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There's a couple threads around about this. Problem with the pressure ports is, they don't always have fluid flow. Tapping into a cooler line works pretty good though. There was also a place that made a 'heatsink' type feller, that simply clamped around the line, and you screwed your temp sensor into that. They tend to read about 10 degrees low, so, just keep that in mind. Also, if you have the torque (pro?) app on your phone, and a bluetooth sender on the obd port, trans temp is a bit of data you can get right from the ecm.
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There's a couple threads around about this. Problem with the pressure ports is, they don't always have fluid flow. Tapping into a cooler line works pretty good though. There was also a place that made a 'heatsink' type feller, that simply clamped around the line, and you screwed your temp sensor into that. They tend to read about 10 degrees low, so, just keep that in mind. Also, if you have the torque (pro?) app on your phone, and a bluetooth sender on the obd port, trans temp is a bit of data you can get right from the ecm.
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The camper is not too heavy. I would just get an external cooler and either plumb it inline with existing cooler or by itself and cal it a day. Delete the Trans. line check valve while you are at it. I have a 12x12 inch external inline with existing cooler. Probably overkill since i don't tow but since i deleted the check valve i went on ahead and added one at that time.
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The camper is not too heavy. I would just get an external cooler and either plumb it inline with existing cooler or by itself and cal it a day. Delete the Trans. line check valve while you are at it. I have a 12x12 inch external inline with existing cooler. Probably overkill since i don't tow but since i deleted the check valve i went on ahead and added one at that time.
Thanks for the help guys!