Transmission temp gauge

[okie-chevy-man]

mine is an LS. i have 2 plugs for trialers, the 8 pole and another round reciever. i also have trailer brakes.

[Powerwagontim]

Did the trailer brake controler come from the factory? I am about to add in a 7 pin trailer plug. Is your 8 pin also factory? if it is, I would be interested in seing a picture of how it is done. Any chance of that?
Thanks, Tim

[huminski]

I have the tow package on my 04. I have the tranny cooler, hi cap air cleaner, hitch and plug but no trans temp gauge. Mine is a LS.

[okie-chevy-man]

i wonder if it is because you have a 5.3.

[PipeDreamsMarine]

I have a 02 1500HD with the towing package and it has the gauge

[bim]

Originally Posted by Powerwagontim

Hi again,
Well, I installed the gauge cluster today. What was GM thinking when they went to all the effort to install the sensors and all of the wiring but stopped short of actually giving us the gauge? That has to be the easiest mod I have ever done. As you said, slowprocess, its plug and play. I had a second Chevy dealed tell me if I installed the new cluster the truck would start, run ten seconds and quit, not to run again until the computer was reprogrammed. He was also wrong. What is with these dealers?
I have a transmission oil cooler coming next week. I will plumb it in series with the radiator cooler. Does it matter which cooler gets the oil first?
Thanks, Tim

Tim I' have put in many tranny cooler on different cars and I have always put the additional cooler after the radiator. The reason I do this is because if you cool the tranny fluid down with the external cooler and then send it into a hot radiator you are cooling the fluid down, and then heating it back up. Also when you mount the external cooler don't zip tie it to the radiator, instead I make brackets from metal and attach it to the upright supports, this way you get more efficient cooling. I also prefer to bend hard lines and only use hose to connect from the cooler to the hard lines. If you need any further info please ask

[radioralph]

I would like to buy JUST the transmission temp gauge for my 2000 Silverado with 5.3....local dealer says unavabile...ANY IDEAS? thank you, Ralph

[Sonny01]

The dealer is correct...if you don't replace the gauge cluster you will need to buy an aftermarket gauge from someone like Dakota http://www.dakotadigital.com/product...category93.htm
don't forget you will need to get a sensor also.
Sonny

[Jeremy-WI]

I wonder if there isn't a way to use the factory trans temp sender without affecting the PCM, although the sending unit from dakota might fit in the pressure test port on a 4L60e

[MSpring]

Has anyone done the gauge upgrade mod on a 96-99 bodystyle before?
1996 G.M.C 5.7 with a 460E tranny.

[Jeremy-WI]

MSpring, was just looking at the schematic for the 96 instrument cluster and it appears that there is no wiring for the trans temp guage, although an aftermarket guage and sender will work

[MSpring]

can you install a temp gauge on a L460E without dropping the pan and drilling a hole for the sender?

[LT-Z71drvr]

I may be wrong, but I think the guage comes standard on trucks with the 4L80-E tranny. My uncle has an 02 2500 (not HD) and he has the guage.
What doesnt make sense is they put the sensor and wiring on the 4L60-E, but no guage. !!!!!

Go figure...

[silveradoman]

I know a guy in Mexico that resets the odometers by the way...

[Faze2183]

ive read all this....and well ok.....when you got that new cluster did you install it ur self? did you have any kinda problems?