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    trans temp gauge

    has anybody else done this and what gauge did you use

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    This was suggested to me by D R and I just have to get around to doing it...

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    Howzabout:


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    Autometer Ultralite. The one that looks similar to the factory. I will replace it soon with the UltraLite II one. I dont like how this one is so hard to read at night. Its in a single gauge pod on the pillar..

    Raudermaster, how well does your gauge read with the long adapter for your T sending unit on the T? How did you get it to work without grounding the T?
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    Quote Originally Posted by DEFYANT View Post
    Howzabout:

    i believe thats what is this called captain obvious

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    I too was wondering how that worked w/o a ground. Last one I did inline like that I brazed a small bolt onto the tee to provide a place to attach a ground wire.

    I like to put them in the pan if possible. Thats just an opinion though.

    Darrin

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    Autometer Pro Comp. I have it installed in a single pillar pod.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Darrin View Post
    I too was wondering how that worked w/o a ground. Last one I did inline like that I brazed a small bolt onto the tee to provide a place to attach a ground wire.

    I like to put them in the pan if possible. Thats just an opinion though.

    Darrin
    Just attach one side to the steel lines with a compression fitting, the other to the hose and you're grounded. Easy.
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    ^^^what Rich Long said^^^

    That's the way mine is.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rich_Long View Post
    Just attach one side to the steel lines with a compression fitting, the other to the hose and you're grounded. Easy.
    Yeah, I know that route.
    I might need to add in here that I do this sort of stuff... Well, a lot. LOL

    My question is about the specific one in the pic above that has rubber on both sides of it with hose clamps attaching it to the tee. How is that particular one grounded?

    Thanks
    Darrin

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    Quote Originally Posted by Grifter View Post
    Autometer Ultralite. The one that looks similar to the factory. I will replace it soon with the UltraLite II one. I dont like how this one is so hard to read at night. Its in a single gauge pod on the pillar..
    I replaced the OP guage with a real one, and then got amp and tranny temp gauges to match. I didn't screw around with trying to get the faceplates to match, just got new ones.

    I have a transparent red sock on the first bulb, and green on the voltage and darker red on the tranny temp. Looks good and gives a nice display. I tried blue but it just comes in as white to me.

    Wish I had known about the UL II though and the new lighting setup they have, but actually they weren't around when I installed mine 18 months ago I don't think. Looks cool.

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    My electric sending unit on my autometer oil pressure guage just quit again!

    I'm going with the real thing now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Darrin View Post
    Yeah, I know that route.
    I might need to add in here that I do this sort of stuff... Well, a lot. LOL

    My question is about the specific one in the pic above that has rubber on both sides of it with hose clamps attaching it to the tee. How is that particular one grounded?

    Thanks
    Darrin


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