No no no, I'm not running a manual lock up switch and Im not rolling coal on kids on sidewalks.
The PO of my truck (a friend) told me that when he got the tranny rebuilt he was told to install a 'tugger kit'. Not 100% sure what that even means and honestly I can't find all that much info on what that could be, but what I do know is that if my truck finds T/C lockup (in 4th or 3rd) it will hold lockup until theres not enough fuel to fire the turbo, its smoking like a train and trying its hardest to stall unless you let off that gas and let the gear kick down. Drove my buddies truck which he is 100% sure does NOT have any sort of 'tugger kit' and it won't do this, it will unlock if it gets even close to as low as mine if you want it to or not.
So my question is, is that something I should avoid? I never let it lug way down in over drive but where I live and tow there are LOTS of hills, and when Im in 3rd lockup and going up a hill and it gets to seriously low RPMs and starts to lug I am assuming I should let off it so it can shift? I do not try and make it do this it is just how the truck drives and the situation that happens now and then (not a daily thing). Wanted to know if i could be destroying my T/C by letting this happen.
Thanks guys
The PO of my truck (a friend) told me that when he got the tranny rebuilt he was told to install a 'tugger kit'. Not 100% sure what that even means and honestly I can't find all that much info on what that could be, but what I do know is that if my truck finds T/C lockup (in 4th or 3rd) it will hold lockup until theres not enough fuel to fire the turbo, its smoking like a train and trying its hardest to stall unless you let off that gas and let the gear kick down. Drove my buddies truck which he is 100% sure does NOT have any sort of 'tugger kit' and it won't do this, it will unlock if it gets even close to as low as mine if you want it to or not.
So my question is, is that something I should avoid? I never let it lug way down in over drive but where I live and tow there are LOTS of hills, and when Im in 3rd lockup and going up a hill and it gets to seriously low RPMs and starts to lug I am assuming I should let off it so it can shift? I do not try and make it do this it is just how the truck drives and the situation that happens now and then (not a daily thing). Wanted to know if i could be destroying my T/C by letting this happen.
Thanks guys