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TriumphGuy
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Jul 16, 2016

"Stuck" in Ohio - Workhorse W22 stalls going into gear

Short summary: Our MH is on a Workhorse W22 chassis. It stalls going into gear but engine idles and runs fine. After some time it will stay in D without stalling. Looking to get to a repair shop on...
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John_Burke
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Jul 17, 2016
Sounds like a torque convertor lock-up switch. It locks the convertor at highway speeds.
When vehicle gets up to speed the convertor is locked so it is like a direct drive transmission. Not using fluid to drive the transmission reduces the friction, sending more power to the driveline.
When the switch fails the convertor stays locked up and acts just like a manual transmission.

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