can anyone help me hook up my new temp. gauge??
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can anyone help me hook up my new temp. gauge??
I'm trying to hook up my auto meter water temp gauge, and I am completely clueless as to how/where to install my sensor. are there any brass fittings that I can remove to install the new one w/ the sensor? something that just goes to the stock one? pls. help!!
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u dun need the autometer sensor, just tap into ur stock one. look under the distributor and u will see a small sensor tap into the block, its very small, in the middle of some other sensors, its the water temp sensor, tap into that and watch the gauge come alive.
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Well, I tried that.......It sorta worked, but not really. see, rather than the temp gauge starting @ zero & going up to 180 or so, is starts @ 150 & goes up to 250. but the stock sensor looks like it's the same size as the new one autometer sent me, so i'm just gonna screw the auto meter one in place of the stock one. any ideas why it would so this, though? is it causethe stock sensor is putting out a stronger signal than the autometer one will? what would cause this??
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Originally posted by k.a.y
but the stock sensor looks like it's the same size as the new one autometer sent me, so i'm just gonna screw the auto meter one in place of the stock one.
but the stock sensor looks like it's the same size as the new one autometer sent me, so i'm just gonna screw the auto meter one in place of the stock one.
On an FC RX-7, you drill/tap the thermostat housing. I'm not sure if this is common practice on Hondas.
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what kinda gauge u got? i have an autometer and the gauge reads from 100 to 250 and will not read below 100. works fine for me.
Originally posted by k.a.y
Well, I tried that.......It sorta worked, but not really. see, rather than the temp gauge starting @ zero & going up to 180 or so, is starts @ 150 & goes up to 250. but the stock sensor looks like it's the same size as the new one autometer sent me, so i'm just gonna screw the auto meter one in place of the stock one. any ideas why it would so this, though? is it causethe stock sensor is putting out a stronger signal than the autometer one will? what would cause this??
Well, I tried that.......It sorta worked, but not really. see, rather than the temp gauge starting @ zero & going up to 180 or so, is starts @ 150 & goes up to 250. but the stock sensor looks like it's the same size as the new one autometer sent me, so i'm just gonna screw the auto meter one in place of the stock one. any ideas why it would so this, though? is it causethe stock sensor is putting out a stronger signal than the autometer one will? what would cause this??
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it's an autometer lunar aeries gauge. Your gauge should read 180 degrees, after starting from the bottom of the gauge. it's pointless for it to go from 100 to 250, because if the motor starts to overheat, how the hell are you going to know if the gauge is topped out. I've had the stock gauge unhooked for 2 days, and no codes are being thrown. I think i'm just going to unscrew the stock one & thread in the autometer one. they look like the same exact size/thread, so i'll let you know how it goes.
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Originally posted by k.a.y
it's pointless for it to go from 100 to 250, because if the motor starts to overheat, how the hell are you going to know if the gauge is topped out.
it's pointless for it to go from 100 to 250, because if the motor starts to overheat, how the hell are you going to know if the gauge is topped out.
When I unplugged my Civic's block temp probe (testing for proper funtion) the car instantly threw a code and ran like shit.:dunno:
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wat r u talkin bout? my gauge starts at 100 to 250, its an autometer phantom series. its electrical btw. its fairly accurate because the optimal temp u want to be is around 200 and below and most of the time, mines sit between 165 and 200. one hot 110 degree weather day i had, drivin errands around with my dinky single core radiator, it read all the way up to 240 and my stock temp gauge startin creep towards to H.
Originally posted by k.a.y
it's an autometer lunar aeries gauge. Your gauge should read 180 degrees, after starting from the bottom of the gauge. it's pointless for it to go from 100 to 250, because if the motor starts to overheat, how the hell are you going to know if the gauge is topped out. I've had the stock gauge unhooked for 2 days, and no codes are being thrown. I think i'm just going to unscrew the stock one & thread in the autometer one. they look like the same exact size/thread, so i'll let you know how it goes.
it's an autometer lunar aeries gauge. Your gauge should read 180 degrees, after starting from the bottom of the gauge. it's pointless for it to go from 100 to 250, because if the motor starts to overheat, how the hell are you going to know if the gauge is topped out. I've had the stock gauge unhooked for 2 days, and no codes are being thrown. I think i'm just going to unscrew the stock one & thread in the autometer one. they look like the same exact size/thread, so i'll let you know how it goes.
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wat r u talkin bout? (...) one hot 110 degree weather day (...) it read all the way up to 240 and my stock temp gauge startin creep towards to H.
wat r u talkin bout? (...) one hot 110 degree weather day (...) it read all the way up to 240 and my stock temp gauge startin creep towards to H.