It has usually kicked in going up a hill under a load, but the switch never did anything and during cruise on a flat highway, it hasnt worked. But it seemed last night like it was trying to engage and disengage. I got off the freeway and stuck it in drive (not overdrive), came to a stop and started driving again. After hitting 2nd gear, I flipped the switch and the engine bogged down. I flipped the switch the other way and the rpms jumped back up. i kept doing it and it was pretty obvious it was working. What sucks is that it engages really sloppy, like a burnt out clutch in a manual tranny after a shift. If I flip the switch while barely giving it gas, the clutches engage, and then start slipping again unless I give it more gas. Then they grip a little better. They pretty much only engage in drive and under a low rpm/high load condition. I would figure that if I had a non luck pump valve in there that this lockup wouldnt be working at all. The inside of the convertor nose shaft was all galled up. I'm wondering if this could cause bleeding off of pressure between different chambers or something.
Could having a bunch of air in the tranny fluid cooler lines have caused a delay in the function of the clutch?
Oh yeah. After all this, I'm getting worse mileage than with a 3800 stall non lock converter. I hate this ****ing car so much.
Could having a bunch of air in the tranny fluid cooler lines have caused a delay in the function of the clutch?
Oh yeah. After all this, I'm getting worse mileage than with a 3800 stall non lock converter. I hate this ****ing car so much.
