Transmission Overheating
I have a 1996 F250 PSD, 223,000 miles on it, and I tow a 9000lb fifth wheel. Several years ago I added a torque converter lock up switch to use when on steep downgrades and the largest transmission co...
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BenK wrote:ralphnjoann wrote:BenK wrote:
Missing a few facts or information...
Did your tranny AFT temp gauge then stop going up once you turned off
the TC lock up switch?
Did the temp go down or stay where it was before turning off that switch?
It stopped going up when I turned it off and started going back down.
Confirms others comments that it is going...
Says the 'lock up' clutch is slipping, which is is NOT supposed to do
I'd have it rebuilt very soon...
Thanks everyone for your help. We had the transmission rebuilt by a classmate of my wife's who has owned his transmission rebuilding business for the last 35 years. We trust him completely. He showed the the old parts he replaced and explained the wear on each one of them. The torque converter was indeed ready to go so we saved ourselves much grief later on down the road. It was money well spent.
