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Old 01-30-2014, 02:59 PM   #22 (permalink)
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A locked TC will not prevent the transmission from shifting. In fact, the TC has nothing to do with transmission shifts at all. All that changes when the TC locks are the relationship between the engine and input shaft, and the passage to teh trans cooler closes. The transmission will still shift at it's set points because that is based on fluid pressure, which increases with engine and vehicle speed.
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