I am going to install a trans temp gauge and I need to know what adapter is needed to put the temp sensor in the test port. I remember seeing a thread on this but I can't find it.

 

See post #48. Right now I can't download the pics but I'm pretty sure this is what you want.
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f2/gre...e-6558/index4/

 

That's it thank you.

 

I just installed one here as well, and wonder if you found temps to be a bit higher than expected ?, as this is the high pressure port, presumably direct from pump ?

I find that in traffic, after about 1 hour, the trans oil temp will settle at ~185F

havent given any long runs on highway, and I think it would run cooler then

it touched 200F on a long steep hill in OD without TC engaged (had to observe 60kmph speed limit)

I have a 12" x 8" cooler

Ambient temp was 85F

 

When I had the stock cooler it would go above 200 quite often and sometimes up to 215* just normal driving. I added a Hayden 405 cooler and now it runs around 160-170, the hottest its been since is 190*.

 

Is your cooler plumbed before or after the radiator cooler?

 

In my case, same as stock, radiator then air cooler

I am tempted to bypass the radiator element if I am dissatisfied with high temps

My climate is typically warm, never below 40F

now that I have a trans temp gauge fitted, I can monitor the issue

this vehicle came to me initially with cracked cooler lines, an the air element bypassed altogether as it was leaking, plus other signs of poor maintenance & wear

as i have now swapped in a used unit, I want to make it last

that is the port where it goes...note that fitting (to read pressure) also screws into the adjacent Dorman cooler port, so you could replace that quick disconnect fittings & hoses with rubber if you wish

 

I bypassed the radiator entirely after one sprung a leak on me and turned the trans fluid into strawberry milkshake; great to drink, not so good for the transmission. Luckily I caught it in time, but still leery, I bypassed it entirely with the B&M 70268 I had previously installed. Ran it that way for a summer probably running temps much higher than I would have liked and then installed a temp gauge right before winter, same port as shown above. At anything below 40°F, it's almost impossible to keep it warmed up. Maybe if you're sitting in stop-and-go for a while but that's just not my day-to-day. Hottest it gets is usually only 160°F getting spirited with the throttle between stop signs, but then it quickly cools down to about 120°F on any decent stretch of road. On 30° mornings, I can make it to work (~12 miles) without the temperature ever getting above 120°. Not good I know; it's on the list.. While flogging it this summer I did notice that the aux fan was kicking on later in my trip than years prior with the radiator inline (same hill, same load). The radiator wasn't help to cooling the trans once it got real hot, say above 220°F for example. I'd hate to see what my max transmission temps were. Moral of the story, keep the radiator, it helps on both sides...

 

Mine is after just like it was from the factory.