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12-26-2009, 05:52 PM
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Outside air temperature gauge
I drive frequently on wet/icy roads in the Cascade Mountains, and for safety reasons, want to install an outside air temperature gauge in my '09 Ranger. The ones I've found on the internet are too big -- they include a clock and won't fit on the dash. Anyone had experience locating a small temp gauge-only unit?
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Explorer OHC mod displays temp and direction
Before that I had a dual pillar pod with temp gauge and oil pressure gauge made by cyberdyne gauges
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i'm diggin thoes cyberdyne gauges
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They are awesome
I got mine from JCWhitney.com and they were each 40 dollars Auto Meter make a single gauge pod says work on 93-02 but the 09 pillar is the same
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12-27-2009, 07:40 PM
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I have a Scanguage, and it shows the outside temp, and also you can have read your RPM, Enegin temp, MPG.. ect..
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12-27-2009, 07:45 PM
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The scangauge is not reading outside air temp. It is showing you the intake air temp. The sensor is in the intake path up by the throttle body. It is only accurate while you are moving. Otherwise heat of the engine starts getting sucked into the intake. But as long as you are moving so there is ram air coming into the grill, it is a very accurate temperate sensor. I use it in the winter for the very reason you want it.
EDIT... Wait, is there an XGAUGE I don't know about for OAT?
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12-27-2009, 07:58 PM
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The scangauge is not reading outside air temp. It is showing you the intake air temp. The sensor is in the intake path up by the throttle body. It is only accurate while you are moving. Otherwise heat of the engine starts getting sucked into the intake. But as long as you are moving so there is ram air coming into the grill, it is a very accurate temperate sensor. I use it in the winter for the very reason you want it.
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I agree, it's not a true reading right off the bat, but once I get moving (I'm moving most of the time) The reading is true.
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12-27-2009, 08:02 PM
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I agree, it's not a true reading right off the bat, but once I get moving (I'm moving most of the time) The reading is true.
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it reads air temp? is the air always the same as the temp? not where i am from but this is my guess
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12-27-2009, 08:12 PM
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it reads air temp? is the air always the same as the temp? not where i am from but this is my guess
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Yeah, the temp reading I'm getting on mine scangauge matches of what's the weather is... If it's 8˚, it read 8˚. If I park to run into the store, it will read warmer, but once I get rolling, it's falls right down.
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12-27-2009, 08:13 PM
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The OP is looking for an outside air temp gauge....probably to see if it's below freezing or not is my guess. Below freezing = moisture on pavement will be ice. In my opinion, throw in an Explorer overhead console.
The scangauge shows intake air temp(IAT). The temp of the air going into the engine. On newer rangers, it's a sensor in the MAF(Mass airflor meter) and in older models it's it's own seperate sensor generally located closer to the throttle body. Intake temp is almost always cooler than ambient temp(outside temp) when traveling because there's cooler air being shoved in(ram air effect), resulting in a lower temp. When parked, that number will rise with engine heat as there's no ram air effect.
On a 60* day, at about 75mph my IAT is about 40*.
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The OP is looking for an outside air temp gauge....probably to see if it's below freezing or not is my guess. Below freezing = moisture on pavement will be ice. In my opinion, throw in an Explorer overhead console.
The scangauge shows intake air temp(IAT). The temp of the air going into the engine. On newer rangers, it's a sensor in the MAF(Mass airflor meter) and in older models it's it's own seperate sensor generally located closer to the throttle body. Intake temp is almost always cooler than ambient temp(outside temp) when traveling because there's cooler air being shoved in(ram air effect), resulting in a lower temp. When parked, that number will rise with engine heat as there's no ram air effect.
On a 60* day, at about 75mph my IAT is about 40*.
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that my friend is what i was trying to say !
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Thanks to all for your input. I think either the J.C.Whitney Auto Meter or the steering column mounted Edge pod will do the trick. Roddy/Portland
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12-31-2009, 08:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Fx4wannabe01
Intake temp is almost always cooler than ambient temp(outside temp) when traveling because there's cooler air being shoved in(ram air effect), resulting in a lower temp. When parked, that number will rise with engine heat as there's no ram air effect.
On a 60* day, at about 75mph my IAT is about 40*.
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Shane, that doesn't make any sense. Your intake is not cooling the air. My IAT matches ambient air temp as long as I'm moving.
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Shane, that doesn't make any sense. Your intake is not cooling the air. My IAT matches ambient air temp as long as I'm moving.
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its like wind chill factor, same principle and you use a fan in the summer and it feels cooler but it did not Chang the temp just moved some air around and thus giving you the cooler effect
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its like wind chill factor, same principle and you use a fan in the summer and it feels cooler but it did not Chang the temp just moved some air around and thus giving you the cooler effect
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Common misconception. The concept of wind chill only applies to living things with skin. When air is moving, it sucks the heat off your body much faster than air that is still. This is what exactly what wind chill means. A wind moving at "X" mph, feels like still air at Y temperature.
It has ZERO effect on non-living objects such as thermometers. A temperature sensor will read the same whether it it is still or blowing 100mph.
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