Gauge question
Thread Starter
|
Senior User
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 224
Likes: 0
From: Linton, IN
Gauge question
I got my new gauges today. I already got my boost and my exhaust hooked up, but I am having problems with my transmission gauge. Do you have to drill and tap a hole, or can you plug it in somewhere else?
Lead Driver
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 6,708
Likes: 5
From: Kiowa CO
Posting Guru
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 1,521
Likes: 0
From: Tupelo,Ms
oh BTW if you got autometers i called them about a issue with my egt gauge... when i cut it off it wouldnt zero out it would stay at about 200 the guy from autometer ASSURED me that it is not a calibration problem and that the EGT gauge will float until it is supplied with power and then reads accurate...
Lead Driver
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 6,708
Likes: 5
From: Kiowa CO
oh BTW if you got autometers i called them about a issue with my egt gauge... when i cut it off it wouldnt zero out it would stay at about 200 the guy from autometer ASSURED me that it is not a calibration problem and that the EGT gauge will float until it is supplied with power and then reads accurate...
Thread Starter
|
Senior User
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 224
Likes: 0
From: Linton, IN
Thanks, got the sensor in the tranny, but I have another question...I hooked the lights up to my dimmer, but is it safe to hook the guages themselves straight to 12 volts without ever shutting them off?
Trending Topics
Hotshot
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 12,177
Likes: 40
From: Newport, WA
I installed mine (Isspro gauges) with no tape, had a slow leak. Took it out, reinstalled with tape, no leaky. I say just tape it up while you're under there.
FTE Stories
Ford Trucks for Ford Truck Enthusiasts
AEV FXL Super Duty - the Super Duty Raptor Ford Doesn't Make
Brett Foote
Lobo Vs Lobo: Proof the F-150 Lobo Should Be Even Lower!
Michael S. Palmer
Ford's 2001 Explorer Sportsman Concept Looks For a New Home
Verdad Gallardo
10 Best Ford Truck Engines We Miss the Most!
Joe Kucinski
2026 Shelby F-150 Off-Road: Better Than a Raptor R?
Brett Foote
2027 Super Duty Carhartt Package First Look: 12 Things You NEED to Know!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Most Surprising 2026 Ford Truck Features!
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 Ford Trucks Coming to Mecum Indy 2026
Brett Foote
5 Best / 5 Worst Ford Truck Wheels of All Time
Joe Kucinski
Post Fiend
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 10,977
Likes: 5
From: Lancaster, Pa.
Hotshot
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 12,177
Likes: 40
From: Newport, WA
You definitely want to have the gauges on a switched 12V. I think I used the "customer access" wire off to the right that is shown in the Diesel Manor instructions (hard to find little guy). Mike your truck is messier under that access cover than mine! 
Post Fiend
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 10,977
Likes: 5
From: Lancaster, Pa.
LOL, i can thank the guys that installed my alarm and remote start for that mess.....
Post Fiend
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 10,977
Likes: 5
From: Lancaster, Pa.
It said in the D.M. instructions to wrap some teflon around the threads but i forgot and just screwed it in and no leaks yet.
Thread Starter
|
Senior User
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 224
Likes: 0
From: Linton, IN
Wow, that was a little bigger job than expected. Not hard just long. I got the autometer ultra lite silver face gauges. I bought the trans temp. Boost. and pyrometer. Also bought the quad pod so I left one hole left for my dp when I get it. Thanks for the info on my questions. Im really glad I found this site you guys help me alot. Its so much easier working on my truck now. Thanks