Torque converter manual lock

[towmysho]

Thinking of installing in a torque converter manual lock switch.

Question is, is it a bad idea to manually lock the torque converter when the tranny is still cold?

[Farmboy444]

do you need the directions on how to wire it up?

[towmysho]

Originally Posted by Farmboy444

do you need the directions on how to wire it up?

Got the directions in hand, thanks.

Just need to know if it's bad for the tranny to lock-up the converter before the tranny has warmed up. For example in cold weather start up the first few miles of driving, before the torque convertor locks up on its own.

[Farmboy444]

man not sure wish i could help ya there. Good Luck, let me know how it works out for ya

[97jdpowersmoke]

I installed a lockup on my own, works fine in all gears and in all weather its been less than 30* every morning past few weeks and it shifts the same and feels no diffrent than a hot day

[towmysho]

Sweeeeet!!

[towmysho]

OK, got a question. are you supposed to cut the purple/yellow wire and hook it to the grounding switch, or splice into the purple/yellow wire without cutting it?

[97jdpowersmoke]

splice ill post a pic of mine
the computer still needs to let it slip
splicing it will allow your switch to ground it out to lock at any speed any gear
if you lock it while stopped it is like dumping the clutch on a manual it will stall
if that dosent happen you didnt do something right

[nic7.3l]

Originally Posted by Farmboy444

do you need the directions on how to wire it up?

can i get the wiring diagram on how to wire up for the manual torque lock up?

[Lonno]

Originally Posted by towmysho

Got the directions in hand, thanks.

Just need to know if it's bad for the tranny to lock-up the converter before the tranny has warmed up. For example in cold weather start up the first few miles of driving, before the torque convertor locks up on its own.

Any chance of getting those directions from you?