Engine/Transmission (1998.5 - 2002) gauges

[Smokin Joes 2500]

where do i install the transmission temp gauge (probe),boost, egt????

help would be greatly appreciated

 

[Smills]

Search key works awesome

 

[BarryG]

transmission temp optons:

make your own t fitting in the hot line to the cooler, JRE makes a kit, hot line replacement from dodge with a port built into it, drill and tap the pan or an aftermarket pan like Maghytec with a port already in it.



Boost options:

drill and tap the intake horn, replacement bolt from Piers that replaces one of the intake horn bolts, or use plug on rear drivers side of engine that requires a bushing reducer from your local hardware store.



EGT options:

Drill and tap the exhaust manifold for pre turbo installaton or drill and tap the elbow after the turbo charger for post turbo temps.

 

[PHerder]

Which Plug do you remove on the intake manaphold for bost

gage, I know it was covered in TDR issue but can not find.

There is two empty plugs at rear of engine, one in the middle

I think is the MAP air sensor, one is a water plug. Which one

is the presure plug. The one in front of MAP sensor or the one

to the rear?

 

[rweis]

The trany temp gauge sensor location, the hot line, which one is the hot line? The 2 lines go up to a heat exchanger. Is the heat exchanger line closest to the front of the engine the hot line or the heat exchanger line closest to the rear of the engine the hot line? Thanks. Trying to get all my ducks together before I start doing the gauges.



Am getting the JRE kit for the trany, the Piers bolt for the boost, have a couple of articles on the pyro install.



On the fuel pressure, comes off the bottom of the fuel filter right, then on a 12" length of grease gun hose bracketed for stability, then the sensor mounted vertically, or so I think. As I understand it the side of the filter that the VP44 is on is the preferred side?



On the engine oil pressure, where is a good place to place the sensor? Where is the DC sensor? Maybe put a T there and add my sensor?



On engine oil temperature, where is a good place to place the sensor?



Thanks in advance



(the pressure sensors will be the KV type from Westach, the temperature sensors I would like to use the stainless steel ones, but wonder if there will be enough room for the 1" length of the probe, else they will be the 5/16" probe in brass)

 

[BarryG]

Boost plug on head is the one to the front of the map sensor it is just rear of the fuel filter canister, farthest to the rear is coolant galley plug.



Fuel Pressure yes the bottom of the fuel filter canister is post filter



transmission line I think if you look at trans from underneath on drivers side front there is a line going into the trans just above the drivers side front corner of the pan. That is the line that is replaced if using the dodge replacement line that has the port in it. It goes into the rear of the water to oil heat exchanger mounted on the passsenger side of the engine underneath the turbo that is the hot line to the cooler



Oil temp/pressure there is an extra port with a plug in it on top of the oil filter attachment housing. You could T off of that and hook both up there.