I bought this really beat up '95 SLS, vin Y, for my wife to use while I have her '98 STS apart.
It doesn't have to go very far.
I knew about this whine before I bought it, and I'm just crossing my fingers that it'll keep going for a few weeks.
It's interesting, though, that the torque converter does not lock up, but it also sets no codes. I'm pretty sure it's torque converter, but it can easily be a pump, too.
That's all I know about it.
I appreciate any comments of other experiences of this sort ( I have been reading the other converter whine thread here)
The transmission is a recent install from a salvage yard, judging by all the yellow paint marker writing on it.
Thinking of driving it on a 400 mile round trip next week. I'm trying to get enough information to make a educated guess on how far I might get before I have to walk.
At 60 mph, how much slippage should I see judging by rpm change from throttle closed to throttle acceleration without dropping down a gear? I'm seeing roughly 1200 rpm. IIRC, the STS uses a different style converter, and my STS has had that changed anyway, but it only shows less than half that.
I could take my '95 STS, but it's salt season now.
Mark D.
It doesn't have to go very far.
I knew about this whine before I bought it, and I'm just crossing my fingers that it'll keep going for a few weeks.
It's interesting, though, that the torque converter does not lock up, but it also sets no codes. I'm pretty sure it's torque converter, but it can easily be a pump, too.
That's all I know about it.
I appreciate any comments of other experiences of this sort ( I have been reading the other converter whine thread here)
The transmission is a recent install from a salvage yard, judging by all the yellow paint marker writing on it.
Thinking of driving it on a 400 mile round trip next week. I'm trying to get enough information to make a educated guess on how far I might get before I have to walk.
At 60 mph, how much slippage should I see judging by rpm change from throttle closed to throttle acceleration without dropping down a gear? I'm seeing roughly 1200 rpm. IIRC, the STS uses a different style converter, and my STS has had that changed anyway, but it only shows less than half that.
I could take my '95 STS, but it's salt season now.
Mark D.