AutoMeter Ultra-Lite gauges
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AutoMeter Ultra-Lite gauges
UPS man just dropped off my brand new Ultra-Lite boost and pyrometer gauges today. Anybody have any tips for installation? The included directions seem kind of vague and the downloadable directions on the AutoMeter website are exactly the same as what they give you in the box. I'm getting my MBRP exhaust installed tomorrow so I'll probably have the guy drill and tap my manifold for the EGT probe. Thanks guys!
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Going to replace that banks chip sometime soon 
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I have the same guages very easy to install. What do you need to know?
Also, how hard is it to drill and tap for the EGT probe. I want to make sure my exhaust guy will have no problems installing it for me.
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[quote=gasgrunt88;7463659]haha, Yeah man I will get right on that as soon as the Great State of Delaware desides to reverse its 8% wage cut for state employees.
Well its just that my old truck was an old 7.3 IDI so everything was simple. Now with my 02 7.3 there are alot more electronics so I know nothing about electronics. A couple of my buddies work for a body shop and have done plenty of wiring so they are going to help me with the install. I just want to make sure it's done right and with no problems.
Also, how hard is it to drill and tap for the EGT probe. I want to make sure my exhaust guy will have no problems installing it for me.[/quote]
Its not hard at all, just make sure that when its drilled, its at an angle in which that the probe and wires wont be hitting anything. I would also suggest leaving the engine running at idle while you drill that hole. Or once you drill almost all the way through, you can dip the drill bit tip into grease to hold the metal shavings and keep them out of there too. Both work.
Well its just that my old truck was an old 7.3 IDI so everything was simple. Now with my 02 7.3 there are alot more electronics so I know nothing about electronics. A couple of my buddies work for a body shop and have done plenty of wiring so they are going to help me with the install. I just want to make sure it's done right and with no problems.
Also, how hard is it to drill and tap for the EGT probe. I want to make sure my exhaust guy will have no problems installing it for me.[/quote]
Its not hard at all, just make sure that when its drilled, its at an angle in which that the probe and wires wont be hitting anything. I would also suggest leaving the engine running at idle while you drill that hole. Or once you drill almost all the way through, you can dip the drill bit tip into grease to hold the metal shavings and keep them out of there too. Both work.
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I would also suggest leaving the engine running at idle while you drill that hole.
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Dieselmanor has the best instructions i've seen to date, prolly other directions but this is what I used. Take your time when drilling, start with a small bit then work up from there. Before we go any farther, did you get the drill bit and tap set for that pyro???
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You ever held your hand over a small exhaust leak? you know how you can feel it puffing air out the hole? Aslong as you drill slowly and make small metal shavings instead of pushing and lettin it dig in, once it starts to poke through, the Exhaust will just puff those shavings out away from the hole to the outside. And yes, he should be able to do it. Its not hard, 5/16'' hole, tap with 1/8'' pipe tap. Just put a little grease on the tap flutes and it will keep those out of the inside of the header.
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Lol yea, finding the best way to run wires where they wont get caught on something, or burnt or cut is probably more important in my opinion.
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I wont even go there.......lol. When I was working at the Zinc mines as an underground diesel mech before they shut down, they use a system called the "leaky feeder", there are lines run along the ceiling all throughout the mine, and aslong as you are line of sight of the yellow line, you can talk to anyone else who is. Its looks and operates based on the same principals as a CB radio. I had to work on the systems alot, they were a PITA down there will 100% humidity all the time. One major problem we had, you would be able to hear everyone else but they couldnt hear you, which of course was a safety issue. Well when this would happen, it had something to do with it having a short, and we figured out how to modify the antenna cable connection to fix it. I learned very very quickly that when they had these symptoms, and you were holding the antenna hold down nut when you keyed it up, it got very very hot, very very quickly. And when you modify it, guess what you have to do to check it before you crimp it all back up? hold that freaggin nut. You wouldn't have believed the rag tag wiring jobs, especially for lights that some of those equipment have. I wont even tell the story of 20ft wire vs A/C condenser fan blade lol
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I wont even go there.......lol. When I was working at the Zinc mines as an underground diesel mech before they shut down, they use a system called the "leaky feeder", there are lines run along the ceiling all throughout the mine, and aslong as you are line of sight of the yellow line, you can talk to anyone else who is. Its looks and operates based on the same principals as a CB radio. I had to work on the systems alot, they were a PITA down there will 100% humidity all the time. One major problem we had, you would be able to hear everyone else but they couldnt hear you, which of course was a safety issue. Well when this would happen, it had something to do with it having a short, and we figured out how to modify the antenna cable connection to fix it. I learned very very quickly that when they had these symptoms, and you were holding the antenna hold down nut when you keyed it up, it got very very hot, very very quickly. And when you modify it, guess what you have to do to check it before you crimp it all back up? hold that freaggin nut. You wouldn't have believed the rag tag wiring jobs, especially for lights that some of those equipment have. I wont even tell the story of 20ft wire vs A/C condenser fan blade lol
One of these days were going to have to have a beer and swap stories. I can imagine the messes that you saw in the mines. It seems that any job in a cruddy area seems to end up being hacked up.