Installing a transmission temperature guage in a 42RLE

[hear]

80* is effectively the min on that gauge, right? You may have the sender mis-wired. On my glow shift gauge if one of the wires gets disconnected the gauge pegs out the other direction. Which isn't exactly your problem, but it does demonstrate that a wiring issue can make the gauge peg one way, so why not also the other?

 

[Tim Horne]

Pretty hard to mis wire the sensor. It came with a weather proof connector,

 

[hear]

….and then 5 more wires at the back of the gauge. But by all means, we should definitely assume the wiring is fine.

 

[Tim Horne]

Those are placed as instructed. It lights up. The dimmer switch works. According to the online "service tech" @ glow shift. it is wired correctly.

 

[Apparition]

Those are placed as instructed. It lights up. The dimmer switch works. According to the online "service tech" @ glow shift. it is wired correctly.

Are they going to send you a new sensor?

 

[hear]

Those are placed as instructed. It lights up. The dimmer switch works. According to the online "service tech" @ glow shift. it is wired correctly.

Sounds like you have it 100% under control.

 

[Tim Horne]

Are they going to send you a new sensor?

Not yet. the "service tech" would like me to verify the temp first. Luckily I have a Lazer thermometer. I'll check the temp of the pan / sensor bung this evening.

 

[Weasellee]

This is great. Do you have any pics of the installation under your Jeep? Trying to imagine how far the sensor sticks out, does it come close to hitting anything, like the skid? How did you route the wires?

Ever a response to this question?

 

[Mike_H]

Ever a response to this question?

If I remember to crawl under the jeep, I can shoot a pic of how I routed the wires for the probe.

 

[Weasellee]

If I remember to crawl under the jeep, I can shoot a pic of how I routed the wires for the probe.

Worried my skid may interfere with the sensor

 

[MountaineerTom]

Worried my skid may interfere with the sensor

Install the sensor here:

 

[Mike_H]

Install the sensor here:

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Mine is in a similar location

Here is the general area I installed mine.

 

[Weasellee]

Install the sensor here:

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Is that a brazed or welded bung?

 

[MountaineerTom]

It was brazed by a member here on this site.

 

[Weasellee]

It was brazed by a member here on this site.

Thanks for the push in the right direction.

 

[mrblaine]

Is that a brazed or welded bung?

If I did it, it isn't normal brazing since I use a high temp black flux and 45-55% silver solder since I can't actually do any brazing worth a crap. I do know how to use silver solder in the right grades though. What I do is similar to how they attach the carbide teeth on saw blades.

 

[MountaineerTom]

If I did it, it isn't normal brazing since I use a high temp black flux and 45-55% silver solder since I can't actually do any brazing worth a crap. I do know how to use silver solder in the right grades though. What I do is similar to how they attach the carbide teeth on saw blades.

You did do that one. I think you may have mentioned all that in the private messages we exchanged at that time. It’s been leak free.

 

[Tim Horne]

Not yet. the "service tech" would like me to verify the temp first. Luckily I have a Lazer thermometer. I'll check the temp of the pan / sensor bung this evening.

I was a bad probe. They sent me a new assembly. works great now.

 

[Jezza]

Doesn't the factory 42RLE have a temperature sensor in it already? It should be able to be read by the right diagnostic tool. I use the Torque app with a bluetooth OBD plug-in on my motorhome. That allows me to read the trans temp as well as many more channels without modifications.

 

[Gnash]

That is one clean install. Just the info I was looking for.