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Nov 15, 2006 | 12:47 PM

tow4show

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Temp gage for trans

Have a 2002 f-250 PST. Has anyone experiance faulty temp readings with trans temp gage?

Nov 15, 2006 | 12:55 PM

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If your talking about the factory gauge.... they are not accurate at all

Nov 15, 2006 | 01:44 PM

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10-4. thanks, I was pulling a grade and engine was cool but the factory trans gage almost in the red then would drop and do the same again. When I got over the hill, it did not move for a while.

Nov 15, 2006 | 02:14 PM

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Yeah.. you need to get an aftermarket tranny gauge... if the factory gauge shows your too hot...it is too late. It's basically a dummy gauge Cold, Normal or Hot.

Nov 16, 2006 | 01:20 PM

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I actually think my tranny gauge is wired from the engine temp. and the engine temp the same. The tranny gauge will read high in the normal range after warming the truck on a cool night, and the engine temp has not moved. The truck did not move an inch. I have only had the truck a few weeks and am waiting to get into the dealer to have it checked. Meanwhile I have an edge attitude that will have a better look at the tranny temps once I install.

Nov 16, 2006 | 02:45 PM

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f18mech I would like to hear what the dealer has to say as I am experiencing the exact same thing.

Nov 16, 2006 | 10:36 PM

Huhhhhh

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Nov 17, 2006 | 07:36 AM

Casey

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f18mech, Wingedpig I hear ya. I was thinking about the same thing. How can the tranny temp be hot if the truck hasn't moved.

Because Ford has programmed the gauge to show right in the middle of the normal range by the time the transmission has reached 50°F.

Nov 17, 2006 | 12:28 PM

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Because Ford has programmed the gauge to show right in the middle of the normal range by the time the transmission has reached 50°F.

The gauge read closer to 190-200, if the upper limit of the normal range is 220.
this was before the truck even moved. The eng temp was all the way below the cold reading but the truck was very warm for the wife. I have measured the tranny temp with a infrared thermometer and after normal driving the tranny was 156 at its hottest point. I will see what the dealer says. May be awhile though seems to be a lack of mechs at ford.