EP 3 Why is this pan special? Th400 Transmission Pan Upgrade! Temp Sensor Install 69 c10 540 Swap

Adding Transmission Temp Sensor. We'll need to know how hot things are getting later and this is vital to our adventures later.
Install Hughes Cast Aluminum pan to a TH400 for my shop Truck
Part used:
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Part Number: HP2280
Music Credit: Damtaro Whisper
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Sensor: Part of kit, Holley Pn 26-605

[@JT-vy4iw]

Great video. Short, sweet, and to the point. I like the explanation as to why we would choose to go this route. All that’s left to do is to beg and let me drive it once it’s back together 😁

[@Comet-hn3gm]

By the time you see the oil in the pan is too hot you may have already smoked the clutches. It's nice to have it there and monitor it, but I like to have one right where the fluid comes off the converter so I can see how hot it is where the work was getting done.

[@GorhamWorks]

I like that idea. To make that work do you tap in the outlbound coolant line? I think in the th400 that’s after the converter in the fluid path?

[@Comet-hn3gm]

@@GorhamWorks Yes, the out going line from the transmission, bottom line. Put a 'T' With the temp sender in it as close as you can to the transmission.

[@musclebone7875]

I would not run a aluminum transmission pan on the street. Run a steel pan. Better insurance!

[@GorhamWorks]

I've ran both at this point. Stamped steel pan worked fine for over a decade. First time I used an aluminum pan though, it dropped the fluid temps. Im going with the keeping them cool, makes them live longer. I've had really good experience with the cast aluminum pans, They seal good, and have held up.

[@tojones1967tj]

What temp sensor are you using ?

[@GorhamWorks]

It came in a kit. Holley pn 26-605. Gauge, sensor, and harness.

[@tojones1967tj]

Thanks