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Old Nov 18, 2003 | 07:36 AM
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Temp Gauge

I have installed a Auto Meter Trans temp gauge now I would like to install a water temp gauge.

How hot does a 1999 V10 run? Will a gauge up to only 250 be enough?

Mech or Elec?

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Old Nov 18, 2003 | 08:09 AM
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Hey Rob,

I installed an AutoMeter mechanical water temp gauge on my V10. My gauge is calibrated from 120 to 250 degrees. You can click on my web page at the bottom of this post to see some pix of the gauge in my truck. There is also a link to Stan Wright's web page where there are detailed installation instructions.

The highest temp that I have witnessed thus far is 210 degrees. This was pulling a 30' travel trailer through the mountains of North Carolina in the early fall. I would think a gauge with a max of 250 degrees should be more than adequate.


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Jeff
 
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Old Nov 26, 2003 | 08:26 PM
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yep, my guage reads a constant 190 degrees on normal driving even during the summer... pulling, it goes up to 200 degrees or so.
 
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Old Nov 26, 2003 | 09:00 PM
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I pulled the OEM t-stat from my 99 and it read 185.
 
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