What does it take to hook up a tranny temp gage

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Dec 21, 2001 | 05:50 PM

grafx

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From: So. California

Car: 91 Camaro RS

Engine: 305 TBI

Transmission: Pro-Built Automatic/Vigilante 2800

What does it take to hook up a tranny temp gage

I want to wire up a tranny temp guage but am not sure how it's done.

Dec 21, 2001 | 06:00 PM

Apeiron

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From: Mercedes Norte, Heredia, Costa Rica

Car: 1984 Z28 Hardtop

Engine: 383 Carb

Transmission: 4L60

Axle/Gears: 3.54 Dana 44

The gauge will take wires for power and ground, and a wire to the sender. Depending on the type of the sender, it can be put in a hole drilled in the pan, or in one of the cooler lines (usually the return).

Dec 22, 2001 | 01:57 AM

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Car: 86 Trans Am, 88 Formula

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I'd tap into the line that has just come out of the transmission, this way you know approx. how hot the fluid is in the tranny.
I haven't looked into this yet since I am one of the unfortunate to have a TPI 5 speed car.