Installed Di-Pricol gauges Thursday night. With the help of KCook I started under the hood, tapped Exhaust manifold, Installed Boost bushing, etc. Ken was in the cab with the A-Pillar & guages. All was going un-eventful until it was time to replace the transmission line with the new replacement line for the Auto Trans sending unit with the 3\8" opening.
I first unhooked the line @ the heat exchanger & then proceeded to unhook the line @ the transmission. Oops, here comes the trans fluid! I finally got the new line installed after losing 3 1\2 qts of transmission fluid. What a friggin mess. It's been a long time since I used my hair as a sponge for transmission fluid. I did however learn a valuable lesson for anyone that is going to install the new transmission line with the port for the trans sending unit.
When installing the new trans line, after removing the check valve from the line, leave that short piece of hose off the line that attachs to the heat exchanger. By leaving it off it is 110 X easier to get the line started in the side of the transmission. After trying unsucessfully to get this line started I gave up & put a bucket under the transmission to catch the last of the 3. 5 qts that leaked out.
(1\2 qt. in the bucket 3 qts on the floor & all over me)
All is good now & all guages are installed. They look AWESOME & WORK GREAT! Sorry the post was so long but I thought someone might benefit from my mishap.
Clay
I first unhooked the line @ the heat exchanger & then proceeded to unhook the line @ the transmission. Oops, here comes the trans fluid! I finally got the new line installed after losing 3 1\2 qts of transmission fluid. What a friggin mess. It's been a long time since I used my hair as a sponge for transmission fluid. I did however learn a valuable lesson for anyone that is going to install the new transmission line with the port for the trans sending unit.
When installing the new trans line, after removing the check valve from the line, leave that short piece of hose off the line that attachs to the heat exchanger. By leaving it off it is 110 X easier to get the line started in the side of the transmission. After trying unsucessfully to get this line started I gave up & put a bucket under the transmission to catch the last of the 3. 5 qts that leaked out.
(1\2 qt. in the bucket 3 qts on the floor & all over me)
All is good now & all guages are installed. They look AWESOME & WORK GREAT! Sorry the post was so long but I thought someone might benefit from my mishap.
Clay