Re: Newbee questions....

[jgoeke@hq.walldata.com (Goeke, Joseph)]

>>I'm new to the list and had a couple of questions.
>>1)  Want to add gauges to my 83 QTC, and wondered if that is in the FAQ.
>> Specifically a temperature gauge, can I just tap off the existing temp
>>sensor?
>
>That's how the water temp gauge was added to my car.  After putting up for
>years with requiring a bypass to avoid a 4000 rpm cutoff, I discovered that
>the temp sender tap was the problem.  I disconnected the gauge from the
>sender, and it pulls better with no 4000 rpm problem.

So are you saying I can go to the junk yard, pull a set of gauges off a 
regular 4000, and connect them to existing sensors on my 83 QTC?  That would 
be wonderful!

I too had the 4000 RPM problem.  I was reading the service supplement, and I 
only saw a reference to the airtemp sensor (in intake) and the idle switch 
(on throttle body).  As I recall,  if the switch is shorted, or the airtemp 
info is bad, it limits the RPM to 4000.  They call this mode the boost test, 
or such.

>I plan to use a tee (I know, I know - don't use tees with temp senders) on
>the back of the engine where you will find 2 other water temp senders.  One
>is a thermotime switch; the other is the dual low temp/high temp switch.

Are these temp senders, or thermal switches?

>If you can, use the abt panel which will accept 3 additional gauges.  If
>not, there are several ways to add gauges to the diff lock switch panel.

Any info on where I could get the abt panel and gauges?   ---JCG