Keeping Torque Converter Locked???
On my 2006 Dodge diesel 2500, pulling a 8000 trailer. If the torque converter is unlocked, the transmission temp goes from 175 degrees to 200. Is there a way to keep the converter locked when not i...
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Just remember that a 2006 vehicle is highly programmed and very smart. You won't do a mod that does better than what the engineers put into it. At 40 - 45 mph your drivetrain obviously needs the torque multiplication of the unlocked torque converter in some situations. At steady speeds it probably is locking, ask it for small speed variations or go up and down a little hill, and it unlocks. 200 degrees is not hot for an automatic trans. Locking the converter and forcing the engine to develop more power than it needs to at low rpm will increase EGT, probably not to a danger point but higher than they should be.
Brian
Brian
