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Old May 21, 2010 | 07:18 PM
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Ok guys I did a search with no luck so I am asking here. Where do I hook the sensor up to for the tranny temp?
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Old May 21, 2010 | 07:58 PM
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on auto(e4od) there is a plug on the driver side of the transmission just about the pan. just above the second or third bolt of the pan.
 
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Old May 21, 2010 | 08:24 PM
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I am assuming I pull the plug and put sensor in
 
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Old May 21, 2010 | 08:54 PM
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Yes sir... pull that plug and put in the sensor. It'll give a good general temp reading. Not the hottest reading, but the average temp basically. If it gets over 200* start backing off a little. At about 225* things start to get bad inside the tranny.
 
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Old May 21, 2010 | 10:02 PM
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There is the spot for the sensor.
 
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Old May 21, 2010 | 10:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Brown Falcon
At about 225* things start to get bad inside the tranny.
Nothing goes bad at 225°F inside the transmission.
 
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Old May 22, 2010 | 08:27 PM
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Do you need a temp gauge on a stick shift with a chip?
 
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Do you need a temp gauge on a stick shift with a chip?
No sir i'd say to overheat a hand shacker you would have to be trashing pretty hard
 
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Thank you Fordpride
 
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The ideal operating temperature for transmission fluid is between 175 and 225.Anything over that could boil the fluid.
 
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Transmission fluid doesn't boil until it is well over 400°F. Yes, I wrote four hundred degrees Fahrenheit.
 
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