2 simple questions

[TurboM700]

I'm sure these have been answered before but me and the search engine dont alawys get along then I get side tracked and the next thing you know I'm buying a gt4204 for my truck.imp:

Two simple questoins
1st
I have a tranny temp gauge and I have an extra sender for it. I want put the extra sensor someplace where it will read oil temp. Then have both of them go to a simple 2 postions switch that I can flip back and forth so I can get trans and engine oil temp.
So where is a good place to get oil temp from?

2nd question
Next week I will be pulling a 5th wheel and a pontoon together. Total length of 62 feet and no more then 6k in weigth. But I'm going to do a tranny service and install at bigger trans cooler. Both of those are no issues for me.

I'm wondering what a good over the counter trans fluid? (Dont say amsoil) I lost my tranmission in my OBS because of that CRAP not to mention countless sled motors.

Last time I did the flush was when I bought the truck and that was with 50k on her and now I'm almost at 100k. Fluid looks great and all but its time for something new. When I flushed it at 50k I used cheap O'rileys ATF. All though it worked good I noticed that the TC seems to have a higher stall to it. In other words I'm looking for a ATF that has a higher viscoity.

Thanks
Mike

 

[Tom S]

IF you have a 1/8" inch sender I would look at the plug right by the oil filter on the cooler end.

 

[TurboM700]

IF you have a 1/8" inch sender I would look at the plug right by the oil filter on the cooler end.

Good because that exactly where I just got done putting it.:clapping:

Now on too the transmission tomorrow

Thanks
Tom

 

[BigRedDiesel]

How about schaffer's syn trans fluid? Some places stock it some don't...

 

[sniper_101]

Will cutting the wires/adding a switch for the temp sender units alter the resistance/precision of the reading to the gauge? May want to call the gauge maker and ask . . . although they'll probably just try to sell you a 2nd gauge kit.

 

[dmd]

When I was changing my stock fluid I asked Brian from BTS on the fluid. He said Walmart fluid was just fine for a stock trans. I ran it for many miles while running too much
power to the trans and towing too fast uphill... Fluid didnt give out, and failure
that caused me to get a BTS was not fluid related. Brian said the fluid looked
just fine when they pulled the trans apart..

With the BTS it will be Schafers (Cuz Brian said so)

 

[TurboM700]

Will cutting the wires/adding a switch for the temp sender units alter the resistance/precision of the reading to the gauge? May want to call the gauge maker and ask . . . although they'll probably just try to sell you a 2nd gauge kit.

Thought the same thing measured the resitance in the wire before and after the switch and there less then 1 ohm change. I think I can live with this.

Havent gotten around to doing the tranny flush hopefully tonght I will pick some up and Fleet Farm and ger it done.