Glowshift Gauge Install: Boost, Pyro, & Tranny

['94IDITurbo7.3]

this past christmas i got three gauges. i was going to wait until it got warmer out. i was also going to wait until i decided if i was going to sell my truck or not. well i decided to keep my truck and tough out the cold and install some gauges.

since i actually have two days off from work this week, tomorrow and Thursday, i will be starting the install.

tomorrow i want to get all the soldering of the wires done. that should be quite easy since i got the three gauge wire harness from glowshift. well worth the $6 or $7 spent. depending on how that goes i will decide if i want to drill my manifold for the pyro tomorrow or wait until thursday. the "hardest" part is going to be the pyro probe just b/c if i screw up i am in HUGE trouble.

if anybody would like any specific pictures of anything let me know and i will do my best to get them.

 

[Ididriver]

Good luck on the install.
It's a pretty easy install.
As far as soldering the wires. I just used connectors so it'll be easy to pull everything out if I ever change gauges or get a new truck.
Another thing is a ice chest right by the door were yull be laying for parts of the I stall.
Makes it sooo much easier on your back and much more comftorbale.

 

['94IDITurbo7.3]

i was debating if i wanted to solder or crimp connect the wires. i was leaning towards solder just for the nice clean look, but the crimps would be WAY faster and easier.

 

[Ididriver]

You dOnt see the wires unless you have that side panel or the apillar off anyways.
Just make sure you have a good ground. Both for the gauge and the sensors.
Learned that one that hard way .

 

['94IDITurbo7.3]

the only ground that i will have for a sender will be for the tranny temp sender. i plan on just grounding that to the frame. i will ground the gauges to the frame or the battery.

crimp connectors it is.

 

[Ididriver]

When you pull the side panel off. Yull see a bolt.( easy to see should be only bolt on the body rightthere) it's a great Place to groundthe gauges. Give me a minute and I'll get ya a pic.
Here ya go.
http://www.oilburners.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=36843&d=1316040844

 

[93f250idi]

dont sweat doing the pyro probe, just take your time with it and have the right drill bit and tap.

 

['94IDITurbo7.3]

dont sweat doing the pyro probe, just take your time with it and have the right drill bit and tap.

5/16 drill bit and 1/8 npt tap.

should i start small with the drill and work up to 5/16?

 

[subway]

it dousent hurt to start small, its easier to keep in place then, the cast iron is easy to drill really. i would let it idle while drilling and tapping to blow the chips out. you can also coat the drill and tap with grease to and go a little at a time. the chips should stick to the grease and not fall in. i did this to get a broken off plug out of my bike i didnt want to pull the head on.

that should small for the tap, i used a 7/16 drill bit on mine and a 1/4 inch tap. must be a smaller probe.

 

['94IDITurbo7.3]

i have an 1/8" npt probe.

 

[gsxjay]

i just did the exact same gauge set that you are useing excpr for the trans i used fuel pressure and the drill bit you need for a 1/8 npt tap is 11/32 an the probe went in great as you know if you use to small a bit you can brake the tap if you do that then you are really screwed p.s. you will love the look and quality of the gauges

 

['94IDITurbo7.3]

i just did the exact same gauge set that you are useing excpr for the trans i used fuel pressure and the drill bit you need for a 1/8 npt tap is 11/32 an the probe went in great as you know if you use to small a bit you can brake the tap if you do that then you are really screwed p.s. you will love the look and quality of the gauges

i got the 5/16 from this article....http://www.autometer.com/techinfo_newsarticle.aspx?pg=1&aid=6

i am REALLY looking foward to seeing these gauges lit up.

 

[foresterdj]

Attached are some notes I compiled earlier this year from various posts here on Oilburners, along with some follow-up notations after my recent pyrometer install.

 

[gsxjay]

o no doubt they look great i got my drill bit size out of a machinist book but also sears sells the tap with the necessary drill bit id hate to see you snap a tap off in the mannie but good luck on your install

 

['94IDITurbo7.3]

o no doubt they look great i got my drill bit size out of a machinist book but also sears sells the tap with the necessary drill bit id hate to see you snap a tap off in the mannie but good luck on your install

ya i defiantly don't need to snap the tap or anything in the manni. i have a machinist drill chart. i will check that out.

didn't get anything done today. depending on how much time i have before work tomorrow i will hook up the wire harness to the gauges. that should take a whopping 10 minutes max.