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Old 12-05-2006, 04:21 PM
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Originally Posted by AJ4U2
I know temp has to do with the conveter to lock up 150 degrees or so..what tells the conveter that the temp is that and to lock up? Is there a temp sensor in the trans to tell the tcu it is hot enough to lock up.. is it heat and mph combine to lock one up....
Just courious about this....
Thanks Art
Yes, the transmission has an internal temperature sensor which reports to the TCU. If the temperature is at least 150°F, speed is at least 45MPH and as long as you're not accelerating that much the TC will lock up.
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