faulty transmission temp. reading

[Bob & Carol Howald`]

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> Bob this would be a good example of where an IR Thermometer would
come in
> handy.
> Rob: That's how I was assuring myself that the temp's were OK.
Great piece of equiptment. Bob 93pt
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> From: Bob & Carol Howald` rhowald@b...
> Date: Sat, 21 May 2005 15:13:27 -0000
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] faulty transmission temp. reading
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>   Last year while on a trip my transmission temp suddenly went
to
300

> degrees. I immediatley stopped and checked it out and
determined
that

> the temp was in the normal range around 170. The gage stayed at 300


> degrees the rest of the trip. I ordered a new gage from BB and

> installed it. After that the temp would go to 250 degrees and stay
in

> that area. Again I assured myself that the temp was in fact normal


> 170.Thinking that it could be a bad sending unit in the
transmission, I

> changed it this week when I had the pan off. I started the coach up
and

> the transmission temp. went to 230-260 in about 5 minutes. again I


> assured myself that temp was in fact normal about 95 degrees
just


> idling. I rigged up my old gage under the coach at the sending unit


> using different wire from sending unit, new ground wire and a hot
wire

> from the battery. It seemed to give a normal reading at this point.


> What do you suspect the problem to be? bad ground at the dash? bad
wire

> from the sending unit? Any suggestions would be welcome.
Thanks
Bob

> 93pt Illinois

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