So, David, we don't need to do the test for you?

I wuz gonna today. Although I don't know if I've ever had my van in 3rd
@ 4000 rpm How fast is that with the stock auto trans and stock tires?

--
Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
Bend, Ore.

On 11/11/2012 02:18 AM, David Beierl wrote:
> At 02:10 AM 11/11/2012, Dennis Haynes wrote:
>> This should make for an interesting discussion. The transmission does not
>> have any coast/release/glide capability in its design. If there is any
>> overrun potential at all it is in the torque converter. Once the
>> converter
>> goes above the stall or slip speed it should be almost locked up and the
>> engine should not slow down much when throttle is removed. If it does
>> that
>> is a sign the converter is bad or it is not getting filled with oil.
>
> Ok, so it's only that I'm losing my mind...I already knew that so
> it's no big deal. Big relief. Thanks, Dennis.
>
> Yours,
> David