Mechanical temp gauge?

[MyNameIsMud]

Ive seen the inline temp gauges and wondered is there a way to use an automotive style gauge dash mounted without buying a trail tech?

 

I thought maybe a T fitting and a few couplers to adapt the mechanical gauge to it?Or possibly tapping the radiator for the gauge to thread in to?Just a few ideas is this doable or stupid and not worth the time or effort?

 

I have a few autometer gauges from various cars over the years so id be looking at rigging up the fittings is all.

 

What do you guys think?

 

I also have some different models of tachs in various sizes any way of honkey engeering one to fit and read accurately?

[Finch]

my buddy has a cheap auto gauge one with a probe and just stuck it in where the hose connects and tightened the hose clamp seems to work good

[robert0762]

I used one for a while and it does work but the needle bounces too much and they go bad quickly. I bought a trail tech digital temp gauge and love it . The cheap autozone ones are 20 bucks then you gotta spend about 15-20 bucks on the brass fittings to hook it all up. So its cheaper and easier to go with the tt. TT comes with the splice and everthing needed to install

[WINDYCITYJOHN400]

I had one that I bought from a guy on Ebay. It worked great and the needle didn't bounce, but it was a cap tube style and the tube that went from the sensor to the gauge wasn't to sturdy. But I had it cut into my plastics and mounted like a dash mount gauge. Now that I found the digital model from KOSO....I don't mess with anything else.

[slktrik]

Ive seen the inline temp gauges and wondered is there a way to use an automotive style gauge dash mounted without buying a trail tech?

 

I thought maybe a T fitting and a few couplers to adapt the mechanical gauge to it?Or possibly tapping the radiator for the gauge to thread in to?Just a few ideas is this doable or stupid and not worth the time or effort?

 

I have a few autometer gauges from various cars over the years so id be looking at rigging up the fittings is all.

 

What do you guys think?

 

I also have some different models of tachs in various sizes any way of honkey engeering one to fit and read accurately?

 

I use a temp gauge built into the radiator cap. seems accurate. think i ordered it from summitt racing. I did cut a very little bit of plastic to get a better view of it tho.

[MyNameIsMud]

Good so it will work.

 

These autometers are pretty tough so we shall see.

 

My next question is what is the normal operating temp?

 

i dont boil over now or anything and someone has just ran the overflow hose down over the pipe and i never see or smell coolant do i need an over flow bottle if im not puking coolant?

 

Also any of you already running this got any pics of your install?

 

And possibly a parts list to complete it.

[MyNameIsMud]

Well ive decided after mocking up the gauge i dont like the way it looks and thought about a cheap faze brand electric gauge i pulled out of an older nissan a friend scrapped.

 

I got the gauge sending unit and wiring how do i do this with no battery?Will it work without a battery just off the stator like the lights do?

 

I think i can hide the sending unit wire easier and better than the big funky mechanical gauges sending unit lead.

[Jereme6655]

Won't work unless your tach somehow works off of AC current. The staters put out AC current....however you can get yourself a small motorcycle battery and then float the ground wire on the stator and add a regulator and it will work as a DC system

[WINDYCITYJOHN400]

You can rig up something.....but it might end up looking and working like it's rigged. KOSO