kcarsey
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- Location
- Ravenswood, WV
- Vehicle Year
- 1999
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 4.0 OHV
- Transmission
- Automatic
I have a pretty random question about something related to my 1999 ranger 4.0 auto with the 5r55e. The other day I was out in the woods playing around and trying to climb a muddy hill in my ranger. My truck is 4.0 ohv with the 5r55e automatic 4:10 gears and 31x10.50 tires. Anyways, on steeper muddy climbs, I have noticed that 4 high in 1st gear is too high, 4 low down in 1st gear is too low, but 4 low in 2 seems perfect for general mudding, and climbing hills. Does not lug the engine down too much, and I always have enough power to spin the tires. After having a scanner connected to my truck, I noticed that when the shifter is in the 2 position, the transmission seems to actually be in 3rd gear which I thought was odd.
My question is: is there a way to prevent torque converter lockup when the gear selector is in 2nd gear? I find that if i get enough wheel speed in 2, even under WOT the torque converter will lock after a few seconds, then the motor will lug down, and then the torque converter will unlock, and repeat. Not only is this probably hard on the lock up clutch in the TC and causes excess heat, but it causes the engine to bog down and lose wheel speed.
Is there a way I could put a toggle switch on my dash and wire it in to prevent the torque converter from ever locking up when in a situation like this? I know that if I touch the brake which keeps the brake switch engaged then the TC will never lock up, but I would like to have a more seamless way to keep it unlocked without activating the brake switch.
Any ideas??
My question is: is there a way to prevent torque converter lockup when the gear selector is in 2nd gear? I find that if i get enough wheel speed in 2, even under WOT the torque converter will lock after a few seconds, then the motor will lug down, and then the torque converter will unlock, and repeat. Not only is this probably hard on the lock up clutch in the TC and causes excess heat, but it causes the engine to bog down and lose wheel speed.
Is there a way I could put a toggle switch on my dash and wire it in to prevent the torque converter from ever locking up when in a situation like this? I know that if I touch the brake which keeps the brake switch engaged then the TC will never lock up, but I would like to have a more seamless way to keep it unlocked without activating the brake switch.
Any ideas??