Thread: Freezing the Slushbox. Torque Converter on-demand lockup switch.
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Old 09-06-2009, 10:56 PM   #4 (permalink)
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they just can't handle high torque and will fail.
Do you know if they fail because they burn out from slippage or is it a structural failure?

If it can't take the torque of the hills then I will have to content myself with low speed cruise.
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