TH-350 Getting to warm for me question

crawler nut · Nov 17, 2013

As the title says
I am running a full body YJ on rocks, LQ9 6.0, TH-350 with a stock stall, reverse manual valve body. 2 extra quart Deral pan, with cooling tubes run through it with trans sensor in the side of the pan. Deral external fan cooler.
It will get up to 230 on a regular basis. Even running flat ground for periods of time, it gets preaty warm. Running Castrol Blue fluid.
I was running a SBC 355 when I built the rig, put in this tranny I had built from my tranny builder. It has done this from the start. Had prob 6 rides on it.
When I pulled it out to put in the 6.0 I pulled the tranny an took it back to the builder for him to go through it, (told him what it was doing) an to freshen it up. Reinstalled with new engine an same thing.
Any body have any idea what is going on? Cooler gets preaty warm, so I know it is flowing, but just doesnt feel like no 230 deg. Thanks for the help.

TBItoy · Nov 17, 2013

Re: Re: TH-350 Getting to warm for me question

Bad gauge?

It happens

Rokcrler · Nov 17, 2013

Re: Re: TH-350 Getting to warm for me question

Check with a different gauge.
I had a bad gauge indicating the same thing..

crawler nut · Nov 17, 2013

Re: Re: TH-350 Getting to warm for me question

Rokcrler said:
Check with a different gauge.
I had a bad gauge indicating the same thing..

Ill check that. Autometer seems to suck any more.

85toyo · Nov 17, 2013

What style gauge? I was planning on ordering autometer procomp gauges for mine after I heard good reviews about autometer.

crawler nut · Nov 18, 2013

85toyo said:
What style gauge? I was planning on ordering autometer procomp gauges for mine after I heard good reviews about autometer.

Thats what im running in 2 5/8. Good guages, just have to start narrowing down the problem somewhere.

John Galbreath Jr. · Nov 18, 2013

crawler nut said:
Thats what im running in 2 5/8. Good guages, just have to start narrowing down the problem somewhere.

Call Ed at PSC. He was telling me at Hawk Pride once how the placement is the sensor made a major difference in the gauge reading. More looking for a climb over the "normal". Good guy, call him and pick his brain.

Neal3000 · Nov 18, 2013

I put my sensor in the pressure port on my th400, it's supposed to be a more accurate place to read the temp

al1tonyota · Nov 18, 2013

JohnG said:
Call Ed at PTC. He was telling me at Hawk Pride once how the placement is the sensor made a major difference in the gauge reading. More looking for a climb over the "normal". Good guy, call him and pick his brain.

crawler nut · Nov 18, 2013

JohnG said:
Call Ed at PSC. He was telling me at Hawk Pride once how the placement is the sensor made a major difference in the gauge reading. More looking for a climb over the "normal". Good guy, call him and pick his brain.

Where are most people putting there sensor? I would think the pan would be a good place where the factory puts the bung for the sensor screws into. Am I wrong? Just trying to see what other people are doing.
Yes I will call Ed. Thanks