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Old Jan 12, 2002 | 08:08 PM
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Torque converter lock up

I have a 97 f-150 4.6 and drive 5 mi. one way to work.
My gas mileage suffers in cold weather because the converter doesn't
lock up until the engine is warm.It adds about 600 extra rpms at 55.
Does anyone know how to get the converter to lock up sooner?
 
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Old Jan 13, 2002 | 02:28 PM
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Torque converter lock up

Its controlled by the ECU so you'd have to have a custom computer chip programmed for it.
 
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Old Jan 13, 2002 | 06:05 PM
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Thanks Ken. It probably wouldn't be cost effective to do that.
I'll just live with it.
Don
 
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Old Jan 13, 2002 | 08:36 PM
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