Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder2.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Snag Newsgroups: rec.crafts.metalworking Subject: Re: Successful Transplant ! Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 06:48:42 -0500 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 35 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 13:48:43 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="80507b23c27ffd10a99b8d5288991c9e"; logging-data="3330155"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+d6OAEGN4ztQrP1/wyj1BcDX3Li5mcRZk=" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:60.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/60.9.1 Cancel-Lock: sha1:om7zQCdY1MRXxd46UKjHRTsuyKA= Content-Language: en-US X-Antivirus: Avast (VPS 241025-0, 10/24/2024), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean In-Reply-To: Bytes: 2783 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 .