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Old 03-18-2012, 08:41 PM
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On Old Paint's maiden voyage, one problem surfaced. Although the tranny was rebuilt before I got it, the torque convertor is behaving oddly. After driving for twenty miles or so, the torque convertor acts like a lock-up convertor that won't release! It nearly stalls the engine at traffic lights and strains to take off with NO slippage at all! Goes through the gears like a stick shift - bang-bang-bang. The under-frame cooling fan is running strong, the fluid looks good -red, not brown, and doesn't smell burnt. I put it in neutral at stops, and drop it in drive when I go. After cooling down for ten minutes, it's back to normal for another twenty miles. On the highway, I never notice a problem because the TC isn't called upon to slip.
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Old 03-24-2012, 12:34 AM
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Who makes your convertor? It might be too tight.
 
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Old 03-24-2012, 02:01 AM
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Who makes your convertor? It might be too tight.
MOPAR, but the problem went away
 
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Old 03-25-2012, 04:15 PM
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The problem went away and the tranny works properly. But the way it WAS working has got me wanting lockup in every gear now. I'll be looking for a 47RH to swap in.
 
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