and I think that's where the TVV is suppose to go for the EGR system...

 

not sure. truck is 91 cali emissions...and a plug there.
oddly enough... it doesn't have a knock sensor either.

 

Man, wish I could go to a junk yard...<sigh> Let us know how the hunt goes!!!

 

like I mentioned, my 91, cali emissions, has that fitting plugged. If your truck has something connected there, I would not advise disconnecting it in favor of a 'pillar mounted temp gauge'. I'd rather see you render the stock temp gauge inoperable and put your's in its place than defeat other smog equipment.

 

well, I don't have smog tests here in Fl, so I wouldn't be too worried about that...

my assumption is that the TVV keeps the EGR from working at all untill the motor warms up so that is runns fine when it's cold; considering the truck takes all of 3 minutes to warm up, it probably wouldn't bother me...

I really want to keep the original gauge working still, cause I'm curious to what the normal temp it's running at is... the needle doesn't even go half way usualy; It can get there on a hot day sitting and idling, but not very often...

also, I can't stand having a gauge in my face while I'm driving with it not working at all... this temp gauge not being hooked up is going to drive me crazy as is... maybe I should strap it to the exhaust with some metal wire or something so it reads some temperature

 

yet again... fine...
barbed fittings and a tee into the IAV/AAV line.

 

If you do drill and tap the thermostat housing and mess it up I have an extra that I'd be glad to give you Just gonna throw that out there. lol

 

You might want to run that oil pressure line through a piece of rubber fuel line, thats what I did in mine, just to prevent any possible snags or cuts, but than again, I am extremly paranoid!

 

lol. How do I put peoples funny posts into my signature like everyone else?? I have one, but it didn't work properly

 

i hate you a little bit... i want pillar gauges, but no one makes a direct fit for the 2nd gen runners...
we have the same pillar design, but the top runs all the way across the top of the door frame and behind the seat...

 

Weeeeelll, you could probably put the pod over your exsisting apillar trim or cut your trim off just enough for the pod to fit.

 

yea, i just like the fit and finish that the truck guys get... it looks factory for them, i dont want mine to look like frankenstein... lol...
but, looks great superbleeder...

 

With a little patients and ingenuity it would probably turn out just fine.

 

well, lucky me I got to stay late at work today... was suppose to leave at 3:30, but I didn't get out till about 4:45...

Stopped by one place on the way home, and all they have left is a 94 PU with a 22re; basically, the same damn thing I got...

So it was really too late to try to go anywhere else as every other yard around here closes at 5

bummer...


Oh btw, that's actually exactly what I did Oly369R, lol, both where it runs throught the firewall, and where it's held up against the firewall with a zip-tie, everywhere else where it's just "free-floating" got wire-loom over it.


Space-Junk, don't be haten I searched a while and couldn't find a direct fit pod either, so I gave up searching, and after a lot of cutting, and little heating and bending, the pod fit fairly well. It's got a few spots that don't look right that you can only notice if you really look for them, but all in all I'm happy with the fit.


YotaPowa; lol, it's purdy easy; you did step one by quoting me; now just take what it puts in the message box after hitting the "quote" button, select it and right click, then copy, go to edit your signurature, then right click and paste where you want it; it's that easy!


Abe, that's not a bad idea assuming I can find a big enough fitting! I may have to look a little further into that; I think I need to replace the hose coming out of the top of the intake manifold and going to the IACV anyway, I noticed it felt a little "squishy" when i was messing around under there and changing the t-stat...

 

Its the sr5's Mine is the same way. I was just gonna cut and epoxy them together.... then get it painted..

 

I was going to paint my pod, but I thought nah, I'd never match the color, plus there's plenty of black for it to match in there already

 

can you get a night shot of that pillar lit up?

 

http://www.well.com/user/mosk/gaugepillars2.htm

 

yea, i seen those, but i just cringe at the thought of a clunky looking overlay... i guess i could fiberglass it to the stock trim tho... or use body filler to smooth it out...
thanks for the link abe...

 

Hey super! Did you find that part you were looking for to get the thermo sender to work??