[mohrds]

<<the plugging in of the FWD fuse completely eliminates the problem and the transfer pressure reading abnormally high>>

I can't beleive no one has mentioned a clogged cooler/filter. Sorry I wasn't following along on this thread earlier.

try bypassing the external filter and radiator cooler by taking a peice of hose and connecting the inlet metal pipe to the outlet metal pipe on the frame rail under the battery.

Drive around for only a few minutes as you have no cooling of the tranny at this point. If the binding is not present, then you have found your problem and need to replace the filter and backflush the stock cooler. A second pressure test would probably confirm this giving normal readings.

Replacing the filter and installing an aftermarket cooler has completely ended the binding that I had for over 5 years. It has been bind free for almost a year.

Doug