Two temperature gauges on dash?
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Two temperature gauges on dash?
Sorry if this has already been covered, but the search feature hasn't been working for me on this site for 2-3 days and I've got a question I've been anxious two get an answer to. Also, I didn't get an owners manual with my truck, or I would have checked that first.
I have a 2006 Super Duty 6.0L, and I'm what are the two temperature gauges on the right side of the dash are? I'm sure one is engine temp, but what is the other one? Also, which gauge is which (in terms of top/bottom)?
Thanks for any help!
I have a 2006 Super Duty 6.0L, and I'm what are the two temperature gauges on the right side of the dash are? I'm sure one is engine temp, but what is the other one? Also, which gauge is which (in terms of top/bottom)?
Thanks for any help!
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The other one is transmission temperature. The trans temp gauge has a diagram of a gear on it. It is also the one that will go to the middle of the gauge first. It is calibrated to read in the middle of the gauge whenever trans temp is between 50F and 230F.
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To the OP, if you tow either/or frequently and/or heavy I would suggest aftermarket gauges even if you don't do performance tuning to the truck. I've seen people haul hay that have overheated this trannys because they went with the stock gauges. If you don't haul and it's just a driver then I wouldn't see a problem.
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Thanks for the help guys...
I routinely tow a 6,000 lbs. walleye boat/trailer from March through November... Not as much weight as some of you guys drag around, but it sounds like it wouldn't be a bad idea to budget for gauges at some point in the future.
I routinely tow a 6,000 lbs. walleye boat/trailer from March through November... Not as much weight as some of you guys drag around, but it sounds like it wouldn't be a bad idea to budget for gauges at some point in the future.
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I disagree mainly because I had a tranny go out on me and at the time I was hauling far less then I do now, maybe 7-9k about 3-4 times a year(not much more weight then he is hauling and probably far less intervals then he would be if he is hauling routinely from March-November). The only thing that was modified remotely considered performance wise was a muffler delete. The servos on my truck were completely burned and you don't want to know what problems I had going thru intersections. Now it could be because I had a bad experiance with my tranny that makes me overly cautious, but I would rather be safe then sorry particularly if my tranny could have crapped out on me hauling horses(which I do all the time now).
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thanks for that info, i always wondered how it made it to the middle so fast, i sometimes wondered if my cooler wasn't work. now i know i am safe. thanks again.
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I've just bought a 2013 F-150 STX (my first ever F-Series...so excited!) and it's the first vehicle I've had with the two temperature gauges. Several have commented here that the transmission temp gauge typically rises up to normal temperature faster than the engine temp gauge. The past few days have been a lot colder than usual here, and I seem to notice the opposite being true. Just thought I'd check with you guys and make sure this isn't anything unusual...truck's running great as it is, but one can never be too cautious.
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there's no need to install expensive gauges, just get an ELM327 adapter and Torque Pro on your android phone, or one of several other inexpensive choices. Then you can either keep it going when towing, or just do spot checks occasionally, and also have the necessary ability to check up on the health of your oil cooler too.
The temp and pressure "gauges" on the dash should not be thought of as gauges, but as idiot lights, that's all they're good for, they don't follow any scale, they have a "off", "normal" and "emergency" position, nothing in between. Except boost, that's an actual gauge.
The temp and pressure "gauges" on the dash should not be thought of as gauges, but as idiot lights, that's all they're good for, they don't follow any scale, they have a "off", "normal" and "emergency" position, nothing in between. Except boost, that's an actual gauge.
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Well this thread was about 9 years old, and there was no such thing as using your phone for gauges at that time.
OTL, welcome to the forum. Look around a bit, and you'll get used to the place. As it is, you posted a question about your F150 in a forum dedicated to the 6 liter diesel engines. Probably not the best place to get answers to your question.
My best guess would be, that as long as your dash temp gauges are both in the normal range, there is no need to worry about which one gets up to temp first. In every Ford I have ever owned, back to 1988, the dash gauges were nothing more than idiot lights with needles, and Ford is hiding the true temperature from us. Now days the newer LCD displays may have some screens with true temperatures available. I would expect a 2013 F150 has that, but I don't know first hand.
OTL, welcome to the forum. Look around a bit, and you'll get used to the place. As it is, you posted a question about your F150 in a forum dedicated to the 6 liter diesel engines. Probably not the best place to get answers to your question.
My best guess would be, that as long as your dash temp gauges are both in the normal range, there is no need to worry about which one gets up to temp first. In every Ford I have ever owned, back to 1988, the dash gauges were nothing more than idiot lights with needles, and Ford is hiding the true temperature from us. Now days the newer LCD displays may have some screens with true temperatures available. I would expect a 2013 F150 has that, but I don't know first hand.
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Thanks for the reply; I couldn't have made it more obvious I'm brand new here, huh? Lol.
Apologies for stepping out of bounds on this one, and thanks for your reply and thoughts just the same
Apologies for stepping out of bounds on this one, and thanks for your reply and thoughts just the same
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Don't sweat it. Takes a while to learn your way around this place. Big. Lots of stuff here.
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