Any info on adding a trans temp gauge???

[TexasNomad]

Cool thanks man.

 

[Skandocious]

I figured Chris would have posted in this thread by now.

Hahahahha you're an ass.

 

[TexasNomad]

Don't pay him any mind Chris, he's just Jealous that you can do simple math.

 

[Truckin4life]

actually its probably jealousy about being able to count higher than twenty.

 

[TexasNomad]

actually its probably jealousy about being able to count higher than twenty.

No I don't think Tony can count as high as his brain cells...

 

[Brian_B]

Those pillar mount ones can be shaped somewhat with a heat gun (hair dryer works-just slow), if they do not quite fit.

Since those do not exist for the old trucks...I am using the pods.

I did not want to drill holes in the top of my dash. Dad made me some brackets to screw in under the dash for mine.

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/Brian_B_1956/misc/DSCF0625.jpg

A friend of mine (also a 56) used smaller gauges and put them in the dash:

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/Brian_B_1956/misc/chrisgauge.jpg

I know the in dash would not work for a modern truck, but mounting a pod from underneath would.

 

[Mr. Stroker]

Heres my pod. I to would DEFINATLY NOT drill into my dashboard. An A pillar plastic piece is alot cheaper to fix/replace than a upper dash panel. Heck i just bought a new clean piece at the local pick your own parts for 2 bucks.

I see temps in the summer time (80-90 degrees F) at about 150 after a 15-30 minute drive. Winter time it barley gets above 100 degrees. The cups to me look chincy and half assed (no offense chris) JMO

 

[TexasNomad]

Cool thanks Brian and guys.

 

[Brian_B]

I agree the pods look good in the trucks with the plastic piece on the pillar. They blend in really well.

I like mine a little more hidden from the general public. There is always a group of people around mine when it is parked somewhere though.

 

[Mr. Stroker]

Truly im not a fan of my pod. Im going to upgrade here in a couple weeks of a dual pod that on the front side you cant see the pins because its hid behind the weatherstripping, just like the ones on my pops truck.

 

[Brian_B]

Is triple as many as you can get? Just curious.




I would love to add a tach and clock to my truck...just no place to put them and no cash to buy the matching ones from autometer.

 

[Mr. Stroker]

You can buy quads to. For gas trucks dual pods seam just fine, i think if i went tripple i would get laughed at by the diesel guys, asking me if i need to keep an eye on my EGTs in a ford bronco...

And as for dual pods on a diesel... Your just not using your head. You need to keep an eye on 3 major things, exhaust, turbo, and trans. Dual your leaving out something important to what you should be keeping an close eye on.

 

[Brian_B]

I do not care about trans temps (which is where this thread started). I have a standard transmission.

I do have oil pressure, water temp, and a volt meter.

 

[Jerome Casi]

So lets say I am pulling my trailer over a pass out here in the west, and my tranny starts getting in the "Im not comfortable with you at this temperature" mode. What exactly causes the tranny to get warm, I figured that the tranny locks in on the gear and its your engine that would work harder? Do I need to take it down a gear and slow it down to run cooler?

Thanks again

 

[Brian_B]

Friction causes heat. There are clutch packs in there as well as a lot of metal spinning. It all has friction.

I have never had a trans temp gauge on anything, but I always just pulled over somewhere and let everything cool off when it got hot.

Also..it should be noted here that I have never driven out west in any of the passes. I am not familiar with them enough to know if you can even pull over and park somewhere for a while.

 

[Mr. Stroker]

More strain on the gears inside and the clutch plates, heats up the fluid. If your in a area where its warm all the time i would throw a bigger cooler on, maby a fan to. Deeper trans pans with cooling fins or tubes. If i ever got my temps that high i would find a place to stop and let it cool down a bit. Some people are more anal about it than others. Some people pull ungodly loads for long periods of time without a trans temp guage and do just fine.

 

[Brian_B]

Good idea Mike. This is the biggest cooler w/fan that B&M makes:

http://www.bmracing.com/PRODUCTS/Hi...System-13-1-2x9x3-1-2-with-9-1-2-diameter-fan

Also pretty expensive.

I am not sure who makes the extra capacity transmission pan for yours. There are many manufacturers of them.

I think Chris had a deraile (sp???).

 

[Mr. Stroker]

Yea he does but again thats for a E4OD. Im sure someone out there makes a deep pan for a C6. Also dont forget about your rear diff.. Unbelievable how hot those things get after pulling a heavy load. Pulled a 28' enclosed trailer full of snowmobile carbides and studs for about an hour and a half. Curious to see how hot it would be i crawled under there and i could barley hold my hand on the cover.

 

[Brian_B]

I was just trying to think of brand names of pans. I have no clue who makes what.

I will look at B&M:

B&M makes a deep aluminum pan for the C6.

http://store.summitracing.com/partd...&part=BMM-40281&N=700+307886+115&autoview=sku

 

[Jerome Casi]

Jerome,

With a 1988 you should have a C6 automatic transmission. Look on the left side just in front of where the linkage enters the transmission and see if there is an test port plug. If there is you can just screw the sender into this port. Senders are available with different diameters to match your port. Any good quality gauge will work ie Autometer, Isspro, DiPricol. Since you are leaving in a few days go to your local autoparts and get what they have in stock as you wont have time to order one.

I have included a few pictures of a C6 with test ports, there is one the wrench is on and one in front of the wrench as well.

You wouldnt happen to remember which adapter size you had to use would you? i went out gauge shopping and browsing, and different manufactures have different adapter sizes, some have 1/4, some have 1/8, some are missing the 1/2" while others are not. Just curious if you happen to remember for the C6, would make my shopping slightly easier.

Thanks again gents

So does shifting and running slower cool the trans, or make it run cooler then?