Torque converter lockup switch.
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Torque converter lockup switch.
Hey guys I was curious if anyone has found a way to wire in a TC lockup switch. I work out here in the mountains of WV and climbing these wormy steep access roads gets the tranny temps pretty high. I know it's possible on the 7.3 my buddy has his wired up and loves it. I'm thinking if I can lock it up I won't have to stop and high idle until it cools down. I know pulling 6k behind me up these roads is def a workout for the truck. Last year in 35,000 miles I went through 3 sets of tires, twisted my front drive shaft, and broke the yoke on my right side front axle shaft. So that should give you an idea of how crazy it is out here because these trucks are tough.
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I don't think it's possible on a 5R110 unless it's done in the programming. What kind of trans. temps are you talking about? These can get pretty hot with no damage. Also, what kind of maintenance schedule do you follow?
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Yea I've been seeing 250 pretty regularly. And that's even when I'm climbing in 4 low. I'm thinking it wouldn't hurt for some kind of aux cooler with a fan that I could kick on every time I pulled off the road. As far as maint. I drain the 8qts out of the pan every other oil change sometimes I do it every oil change when I'm working it this hard. It comes out bright red every time.
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As far as the fan it's working properly I replaced it 3 months ago. On the EGR I deleted the cooler but he valve is still in the intake and plugged in.
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The stock fan is controlled by the coolant temp and CFM is related to engine rpm. If you are traveling slower speeds and lower engine rpms, there probably isn't enough air flow over the trans cooler, which is why he has to stop and put the truck into high idle to get it to cool off...
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