Re: jrbuzz's 1949 Deluxe Eight Touring Sedan

Posted by Mike On 2011/3/1 16:43:18
Did some more testing, seems the converter locks up pretty much spot on at 30mph. Once it's locked, you can floor it to get it to kick back down. I noticed when you let off the gas, it seems to engine brake, but if you let off the gas and put it in neutral, it can coast some. I thought i read somewhere that was by design. One time when i stopped it stalled instead of releasing the engine to idle, but the idle was really low and the car was super cold and hadn't warmed up. Didn't do it before or after that during about 25 miles around town over several test drives.

I would think mechanically i'm pretty much done, maybe slightly adjust so that the lockup occurs sooner. I wish i had paid attention to when it locked up before. Still waiting for the glass guy :-/

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