Can you see it?

 

You mean your powercooler on the left?

Or that metal tube?

 

The power cooler is not new....metal tube?

 

The metal thing right in the middle of the pic with the hoses connected to it. And your powercooler is PRETTY new...

 

LOL...yep that metal tube is actually a tee and now it has a temp sensor in it....Now I can read my intercooler temp. at what use to be the outside temp indicator in the overhead console...Pretty neat looking up and seeing what your IC temp is....

 

That's totally cool. Wish I was smart enough to do that. Nice.

 

THat sounds interesting,

How about hooking up a little How To post?

Thanks

 

Sooooo, what kind of numbers have you been seeing from the IC? Inquiring minds want to know.

 

sweet.... how do you know if its reading correctly though? Did you use another hand held probe to get a control number?

 

yeah jeff.... lets see the how to post......

 

SOoooo it worked, sweet, now of course we want to do the same do you hav e a how to list to share?

 

Just installed it today and all I know for numbers is that it goes up when warming the engine and cools down when I ice the powercooler. I have not had enough seat time to do any type of temperature logging. The sensor you use is under the radiator cover on the driverside. It's mounted on the core support. You can get another sensor from Ford and use a switch to retain an outside temp reading if you desire. I did not go this route at this time. All you need to make it work is get a 3/8" tee and some close 3/8" nipples or some with the barbs...The hose that I tied into was the return hose coming out if the IC. Cut about 2" out of that hose. Get some 18 gauge wire about 4 foot for each lead. Cut the stock sensor off with about a foot or so of wire left on it. Connect your leads to the sensor leads and thread the sensor into the tee...(threads are the same). Now route the other end of those leads through and around the radiator and tie them into the stock wires that were left hanging after you cut the sensor off. I used that 3/8" black tubing to cover the wires and everything looks stock. After your done with routing the wire loom you can zip tie it to numerous locations under the radiator cover... Insert the tee into the stock return hose that you cut and tighten down the 2 hose clamps that you will need for it. Reinsatll the radiator cover and your done...Hope this helps...

 

the sensor under the rad. cover is lets say Waterproof?

Just curious cause I was thinking of doing the same thing.


Damn you beat me to it.........

 

Seems waterproof to me. The end is totally encased in plastic and where it normal sits can get pretty wet too....

 

Now it would be hella tight if you could hit the "Select" button and go back to the outside temp. Or can you....?

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