Postby disallow » Wed Jan 20, 2016 7:13 am
hey there,
welcome to the forums. There are a few posts about mounting a transmission temp gauge. One guy modified the spaces for the empty buttons beside the 4wd switch and the VDC switch, he drilled a 2" hole and put the gauge there. He figured since its not something he needs to be 'in his face' all the time, that was a good location. Most people reserve the cubby for a trailer brake controller or just leave it as it is pretty handy to put stuff in.
I still have my gauge and fitting assembly sitting in the garage, never got around to putting it in. To be honest, I don't know if i will anymore, as I've now replaced my radiator with a Spectra Premium and have reattached the rad cooler into the transmission loop. I ran for about 5 years without a gauge and the rad bypassed, and pull a heavy trailer occassionally. I've never had an issue with overheating, the only time its been a concern is when I'm maneuvering into my camping spot with the trailer. Limited airflow caused some overheating in reverse, and some slippage. Let it sit and idle for a few minutes and it was back to normal.