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[CanadaCraig]

Hi pishta!! :)

I hope you're OK.

Thanks for taking the time to reply. I appreciate it. And I appreciate all of the info.

Craig!! :)

[pishta]

Hi pishta!! :)

I hope you're OK.

Thanks for taking the time to reply. I appreciate it. And I appreciate all of the info.

Craig!! :)

Torque convertor is like the impeller in your washing machine. when the impeller turns in the washing machine, the outer drum wants to turn too since all the water is turning in the direction of the impeller, right? Imagine the motor turninghte impeller and the transmission attached to the washing machine drum, it is all connected by the fluid in the convertor so you can be idling without going anywhere, the fluid just doesnt have the velocity to turn the "drum" (transmission) .OK. now imagine a small brake drum inside the convertor that applies when the car tells it to, that brake drum effectively locks both the impeller

(input shaft) and the convertor body (the drum) together, now the motor is directly attached to the transmission input shaft, they are physically attached so they spin at the same speed. If your lockup clutch is bad (it never connects) your transkmission speed will fluctuate while it tries to speed up to the motor speed (applies) and then slips down to normal convertor speed (it releases or slips) The convertor in a non locked up state usually runs about 95% motor speed as it always has a little slippage (when not locked up) .

[CanadaCraig]

Hi pishta!! :)

Thank you very much for taking the time to write all of that. It really helps.

Thanks,

Craig!! :)

[jgray93ls]

_{Hi Craig,}

_{Almost 5 years, any update on what happened? I've spent dozens of hours over the last year or two trying to fix various issues in my 93 LS. Some of which are quite similar to yours.}

_Thanks