Hey guys i put some autometer ultralight guages in my car on thew A-pillar the other day and i only have the double pod and my freind had a full piller pod for 3 guages i can buy from him, so i was looking at it tonight in my car and to ge the oul pressure guage out u disconnect the compression fitting witch is no big deal, but for my mechanical water temp guage i don;t see how u can disconnect the still wire thing into the back of it, do i really have to drain all my anti freeze out and disconnect the sensor and pull it threw the firewall?? i def don;t wunt to cut this pod so is there any other way? thanks guys

 

yep that's how it works, i don't know of any short cuts.

 

Where's the gauge go into the motor? On my 2.8, the fitting is in the front outer corner of the driver's side head. When I installed it (Summit 2 1/6 inch mechanical gauge), I didn't drain the coolant out; some oozed out, but I stuck a rag in there to keep it from pouring out. Worked fine; didn't make much of a mess- just do it quickly.

 

yep toms right.. no need to drain the coolant.. just make sure it isnt hot and pull it out and stick a rag in the hole in the head to keep it from makin too much of a mess then top the coolant off when your done