On Fri, 16 Jan 1998 23:11:05 -0800 Mike <ax778@lafn.org>
wrote:
>I have a '98 5.2L auto, and as far as I know,
>it is a 4 speed (counted them) but no lock-up
>torque convertor. I had an Olds that had a
>3 spd auto, with a lock-up convertor, and while
>at times it acted like a 4th gear, the RPM's were
>exactly tied to speed, where in my DAK, in 4th coasting,
>I see lower RPM's than if I add just a shade of a touch
>of gas. Enough gas to take up the slack in the drivetrain,
>and I gain 300-450 RPM, which means no lock-up. Also,
>a light tap on the brake does not disengage anything,
>again, a symptom of a plain torque convertor. Service
>Manual says nothing about lock-up either. Anyone prove
>me wrong, and I have to go back to the dealer to get mine
fixed.
>Maybe that's where my gas mileage is.
> Mike
>--
> "What a waste it is to lose one's mind. Or not to have a
mind
>is being very wasteful. How true that is."- Vice Pres. D.
Quayle
>
Sounds like your torque is not locking up.It is controlled
by the computer.You need to get it fixed.
Karl Moltzan
92 CC 4X2 5.2L 4/5RT(stock cam)
1.7Crower, Electric Fans
DTs,Stock coil
B&M Shifter 4200lbs
15.054@90.124
kmoltzan@mymail.net
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