From: Snag_one@msn.com   
      
   On 10/25/2024 5:45 AM, Jim Wilkins wrote:   
   > "Snag"  wrote in message news:vfegut$2qjfr$1@dont-email.me...   
   > ...The one drive train "problem" I have left is   
   > torque converter lockup . It ain't locking up . I'll need to do some   
   > testing , it's probably related to all of the original pollution   
   > controls going missing while the truck was out of service . My poor gas   
   > mileage probably has something to do with that . There are manual   
   > workarounds , but I really want this to be automatic .   
   > Snag   
   > ---------------------------   
   > On my Honda lock lack was a symptom of a thermostat that wasn't fully   
   > closing and let the engine run cooler in the morning than a temperature   
   > switch trip point. The torque converter locked around noon after   
   > climbing a hill.   
   >   
   > Since I once built production test stations for engine controls I had   
   > read the section of my factory shop manual that explained that and   
   > immediately realized what was happening.   
   >   
   > The separate engine and emissions control manual for my 1991 Ford Ranger   
   > is 4" thick.   
   > https://www.ebay.com/itm/374507462127   
   > I needed it to diagnose an intermittent problem with ignition dwell time.   
   >   
   > jsw   
      
      The only control on this one is a vacuum switch . It can be tested   
   with a vacuum pump and a volt/ohm meter - if I knew which wire went   
   where . I haven't done much tuning , I was waiting until I had the drive   
   train in it's final configuration .   
   --   
   Snag   
   Voting for Kamabla after Biden   
   is like changing your shirt because   
   you shit your pants .   
      
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