Still No-Go

[greasemanicure]

I've been reading more than posting lately and something I read today in a post raised this question. My 96Ex has been idle for about four months. Been chasing a no-go situation that may seem like major slip off the line and not enough to get rolling anything but downhill. What are the odds that the no-go situation I have in all gears is due to a bad torque converter? I have good pressures and with four wheels off the ground, I can drive through all the gears but it seems to go haywire about the time the converter would lock up.

Any thoughts?

Joe

 

[JK080]

It would be a uncommon failure but it can happen, I have seen converters lose their stall speed before, like a stall speed of around 1800 and then something inside the converter fails and the stall speed is now around 5000.

I would remove the pan and inspect for debris, even if the converter failed it may have filled the trans with metal and you might have to go through it anyway.

 

[greasemanicure]

Thanks, JK. The plan has been to drop the pan and filter the contents. Seems like every weekend we have had rain. This one may be a rare exception. I'll report on what I find and what if any confusion it creates.
joe