bcty

a few questions.. i have no idea where to start at hooking up this gauge.. no instrustions on this one.. it has one white wire and one black one.. i would like to hook it up without drill and tapping just yet.. is there a way i can hook this up? and what wire does what? thanks foe the help!!

Tyler

Fingers

I'd like to know the answer to this question too ... i'd imagine it would be inaccurate unless the stock sensor is the same range/resistance, and it's working properly (DOUBT IT!)

silverrotor

iTrader: (1)

2 wires? What about the third for the actual sensor? Should have a power, ground and a probe wire.

bcty

its has a terminal with a stick on it saying "connect sender wire to this terminal"

I have gotten no extra wire or sensors it looks like with this..

I have in the packet 2 colored things that would slip over bulbs to big plugs for screw holes.. one thing almost looks like a sensor with something you screw into the back of it but nothing to do that.. and a couple of bushings..

you arent supposed to use regular wire for this obv i would think.. any ideas?

Thanks
Tyler

Silkworm

Assuming you have the electrical water temp guage, it came with a sender. You have to install that sender in line with coolant flow, then string a wire to the guage from the sender. Additionally, you need power, and ground. www.autometer.com should have instructions on all the guages they sell. Regular wire is fine.

As for installing the sender, that's complicated. I don't know of anyone selling a kit to help you do this.

What I did, was get a 1/8npt tap (and the required drill bit), find a good spot in the water pump housing, just below the thermostat, drill out the required hole, and tap it with the 1/8 NPT tap. Apply some sensor safe sealant, and install. if you don't know how to use a tap to make threads, find a friend who does, once you drill the hole, you're committed, you have to do this.

PaulC

bcty

i got no extra wire beside the white and black one that comes off the back of the gauge..

do i have do by the sender wire for temp?

Silkworm

The white and black one go to the light.

You have three 'studs' on the back of the guage, the power, ground, and sender wires have to goto those studs

Yes, you have to buy wire

PaulC

rotaryracer1

iTrader: (1)

hey BCTY, what kind of rims are those in your sig. they look like Konig Imagines, are they?

bcty

there a brand of montegi "core racing"

better pics can be found at
www.cardomain.com/id/cowboyxxx

only place i can host them


Thanks Paul for the help!