i bought some autometer guages for my truck. i have a trans temp, water temp and a oil pressure guage. im not sure where the best place to install the sensors. i know i can install the tranny sensor in the test port, but what about the oil pressure and water temp guages?

i also need to know what the best place to get power would be and where to ground them.

also, how do i wire them so i can dim them with my stock guages?


thanks

 

There is a plug in the water crossover,front of the intake.
Get a "T" and tap in were the oil press. sending unit is above the oil filter.
I had a extra space in my main fuse panel under the hood I used for power
I found the parking light terminal oin the headlight switch and slipped a male spade terminal in there next to the wire

 

What he said cept I tapped into the dimmer switch for my lights in the gauges. The trans temp can be done by installing a T into the tranny lines going to the cooler up front. I am in the process of turfing my water temp gauge for an oil pressure one...if you want to monitor a trans, water, and air intake temps, get the scangauge II. It can do so much more as well and are worth every penny.

 

I am in the process of turfing my water temp gauge
What is turfing????????

 

yeah, well i aready spent 200 plus on guages and pillar pods. but i think they look better anyway.

what size fittings do i need to tap into the oil pressure lines?

 

1/4 in ???? Take the O/P sending unit to the store with you and match everything up. Its all the same size

 

More like....removing and selling it.

Anyone want to buy a slightly used autometer carbon fibre ultra-lite series water temp gauge???