Thanks much,
cc93cruiser:
I'm not sure if the 440/442 tranny has the same thread size on the tranny drain pan or not, but one way to find out is to see if the part number for the tranny drain plug is the same for a 1991/1993 as it is for a 1996. I use the year 1996, since some early 1995s have the old style tranny and just to be sure. Since my local dealer had the drain plug in stock, I'm guessing Toyota uses a standard thread size for most of its auto trannys. For this project I sourced the parts from egauges and several local parts stores.
But egauges.com should have everything for one stop order:
Truck, Van and SUV A-Pillar Mounting: Toyota Land Cruiser - egauges.com
VDO: Vision Black Series Gauges: Transmission Oil Temp. Gauges - Towing - eGauges.com
323-091: Temperature Senders: 400 Farenheit / 200 Celsius: 10-180 Ohms (VDO Range) - egauges.com
I had to paint the pillar to somewhat match my grey interior. I used the "light Acura grey" listed here:
Plastic Paint for Pods, panels, etc.: All Colors - egauges.com
turbocruiser:
Skid plate is definately on the mods list. Good suggestion
Appletech:
I have a feeling that Scangauge may never pull the tranny code, which is why I went this route. After reading some of the conversations people on here have had with them, it appears they need proprietary information that they are probably never going to get. I have the scangauge though and its awesome for the other readings.
e9999:
I have it set up so that if a branch or something catches the wire, it will just pull the wire off the sensor, no big deal. That's why the wire comes in from behind the sensor. I think the sensor is a thermister type. It has a probe and seems like a typical fluid/air thermister type sensor.