I Got My Gauges..!
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I Got My Gauges..!
i finally got em...! here's a few pics of the dipricol gauges... now i gotta get some REALLY GOOD DIRECTIONS for installing them... gonna do some searches.. if anyone can point me in the right direction... feel free...! the worst news... i need to tow next weekend.. so i HAVE to install THIS weekend... and it's supposed to rain...! that makes 5 weekends in a row it has rained..! UUUGGGHHHH...! 
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http://www.smokyvalley.com/gauge_install.htm
this link above is the directions i used, the links below are other instructions i have found
http://www.emotoman.com/f250/gauges/f250gauge.htm
http://www.bigdaddytank.com/html/gauges.html
this link above is the directions i used, the links below are other instructions i have found
http://www.emotoman.com/f250/gauges/f250gauge.htm
http://www.bigdaddytank.com/html/gauges.html
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Originally Posted by johnny8
thanks tw.... how much work am i looking at... in other words... how long am i gonna be workin in the rain..?
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Looks good! dieselmanor has some really good directions, I have the link on my site. The hardest part really is drilling out the manifold for the pyro, just start out with small bits and work your way up to 1/4 then tap it out. All the wiring looks intimidating but its really not that bad. I wouldnt recomend drilling holes in the actuall A-piller though, just drill 3 holes in the stock A-piller cover and run the wires up behind them and into the gauges in the pod.
Did the Diprocols have external amplifier box's for the tranny and pyro?
Did the Diprocols have external amplifier box's for the tranny and pyro?
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cost w/shipping was $330...ish... no external amplifiers... i hope i don't need em... thnk for the direction... i need them for the tranny... i think i could figure it out.. but why not get the instructions... as for the rain...it just started... crap..! and the worst thing... i can't get a 1/4" x 18 NPT tap anywhere...! all the stuf at home cheepo is NC.. useless..! i'll have to call some hardware stores tommorow...
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johnny8 - Look for an ACE HARDWARE. I had to get mine from there.
mtgrzlyman - My ISSPRO gauges have external amplifer boxes that mount up under the dash. Don't ask me why. I just thought they all must have them.
Joe
mtgrzlyman - My ISSPRO gauges have external amplifer boxes that mount up under the dash. Don't ask me why. I just thought they all must have them.
Joe
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i saw those on a set of directions that TW gave me... but i don't have them.. also...i forgot... the site where i got these has complete directions for these gauges... nothing in them about amplifier boxes... so... i guess these gauges don't need them.. i started the install... got almost all of the interior work done... maybe an hour to button that up... then install the senders... and test... if everything checks out i'll button her up and be done...! Gotta get that tap first...! i'll start calling around first thing in the morning..!
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Originally Posted by mtgrzlyman
why would you need the external amplifier boxes??
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well, all hooked up... gauges look great... drilled and tapped the exhaust manifold with the engine running... i figured that exhaust blowing out the hole would keep all the chips out of the turbo... anybody agree with that...? only one downside... the tranny gauge doesn't register... maybe it is working, it's only 50 degrees today and raining and i only went on a ten minute ride or so... but you would think the gauge would at least move a little... anybody have an opinion on this...?
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My opion is that you will have to drive it further to get it to heat up. At those low temps it may take 20 minutes of easy driving or 10 miles of highway driving it make it move.
Congrats on getting it done.
Joe
Congrats on getting it done.
Joe