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Subject: Re: Successful Transplant !
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 06:48:42 -0500
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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 .