Ok nv4500 users.

[Sampuppy1]

Buddy just picked up an 04 2500hd Silverado ecsb 6.0 nv4500. Rare truck. 6 hour drive to find the beast. 7 inch dual shock lift on 35s. I know its not a 400 but the nv4500 should be the same or very similar and he's looking to put a temp probe in. Question is... Is there a spot in the case? Or is it gonna be a drill and tap the pan? Thanks ahead of time!

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[Ruger_556]

I'm not an NV4500 user nor do I know if they have a factory port... If it has a cooler you can put the sensor inline on the hot side to the cooler, any industrial supplier should have fittings to make it work. I kinda doubt it has a cooler though...

 

[someotherguy]

Pan? Cooler? LOLZ

Case is cast iron.

Richard

 

[SCOTTYINWV]

Drill and Tap into a pto cover.

 

[BoxerPitMix]

Drill and Tap into a pto cover.

Beat me to it!!
The cover is awful thin, I don't think you'd be able to tap it. I've seen guys on dieselbombers weld a nut on there and thread a sensor in... Unless he's hauling some wicked loads up steep grades, I don't think it's too necessary on that truck... From what I've read, even diesel guys don't get them too crazy hot under nasty loads. If he's that worried about overheating it, I'd start with a cooler and just tie the sensor in with that.

 

[98_k1500]

Temp sensor on a standard??? Check the oil, call it a day. There should be no need for it. It should be impossible to get it hot enough to damage it.

 

[Sampuppy1]

Ok well looks like that is settled lol. Why don't they heat up as much? I'm not a trans guy so I have no clue.

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[98_k1500]

They don't work the same way. The torque converter makes most of the heat in an auto. This and the clutches engaging. Manuals don't have a torque converter, and the clutch is external to the trans, so its heat is not transfered to the oil. Nothing in a manual trans except bearings and gears.

 

[88GMCtruck]

I installed a temp sensor on my NV4500 in the 88. Only reason is I already had the wiring and sensor there from the 700R4. I had to drill and tap the side of the case.

It really isn't that useful.

 

[Sampuppy1]

Thanks guys! That was quick

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