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Transmission temp gauge sending unit
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I would like to know where the best location to install a temperature sending unit for the transmission is and why?

If it matters the transmission I would be installing it into is a th400
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Most aftermarket trans temp gauges I have seen put the sending unit on a tee fitting plumbed into the trans oil cooler line. This link shows the kit from B&M: B&M Automotive B&M Trans Temp Gauge Kit - Transmission Temp Gauge - Gauges & Mounting Kits - Interior Parts & Accessories - by 4 Wheel Parts
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This is where mine is located and as far as I'm concerned, close enough for anything I'm doing with my car (trans. temp. runs within a couple degrees of the engine coolant temp (175-180 on a 90 degree day):

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This is where mine is located and as far as I'm concerned, close enough for anything I'm doing with my car (trans. temp. runs within a couple degrees of the engine coolant temp (175-180 on a 90 degree day):

That bung that you installed to your pan for the sending unit, is it just sealed by compression with rubber gaskets?
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That bung that you installed to your pan for the sending unit, is it just sealed by compression with rubber gaskets?
It just takes a seal on the outside - you still need to have a ground - l drilled and tapped the cast pan. Got the sending unit from Egauges.
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Nice clean install. Looks much cleaner and stout than trans line method.
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It just takes a seal on the outside - you still need to have a ground - l drilled and tapped the cast pan. Got the sending unit from Egauges.
So the bung is not welded? where did you purchase it from?
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So the bung is not welded? where did you purchase it from?
Got the sending unit from Egauges.com
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Got the sending unit from Egauges.com
Ok I will search for one there. Not the sending unit itself but the bung that goes into the pan and see what I can find.
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