th400 pan w/temp sensor bung?

[broncoman6524]

anybody know who the hell makes one!? i cannot seem to find one anywhere, summit google no luck am i being forced to drill tap and/or weld a bung into the pan?

thanks guys

 

[sweetk30]

b&m drain plug kit. it has a 1/8 pipe thread plug in it. it is the same size as the sender unit.

but to get true info on hot tranny you need to read the output line temp going to the cooler.

 

[broncoman6524]

hmmm soo i *could* in essence make some kinda like piece that goes in between the tranny and tranny cooler line? and put the sensor in that way? or i guess i could just guestimate the "real" temp as comp to the gauges temp. and just round upwards. the safe temp is somewheres around 150-200right?

 

[sweetk30]

a good gauge kit will come with a inline tee fitting for just this reason. or a good auto supply shop like napa or carquest if you get a good counter guy /girl will know what you need to do this.

fittings on th400 upper in / lower out / for fluid flow.

good pic for temps. http://www.tciauto.com/Products/Cooling/

good gauge kit with fittings. i have one works good. http://www.bmracing.com/index.php?id=products&sid=4&cat=20&subcat=&pid=285

 

[broncoman6524]

i just bough a 10 gauge at the local rod show this weekend...theres no T-fittings in it is this something that i could get at Home DEpot? just like a brass T-style connector right?

 

[sweetk30]

the tee fitting will have a 1/4 pipe thread bung on the center outlet. then you need a 1/4 pipe to 1/8 pipe reducer. might be kind of hard to find. also it needs to be 5/16 compression fittings on the ends if your tranny cooler lines are stockers.

 

[jekbrown]

you can get remote tranny filter doo-dads from Summit than come with a temp sensor "port" in them already.

summit part #...

PRM-10678

run a line from the trans, to the filter, then on to the cooler. No drilling, tapping, welding or anything else required.

j