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Dipstick length top cover to bottom: 17"
Cold full mark to bottom 2 1/4"
Add mark to bottom: 3 1/2"
Full mark to bottom: 4 1/2"
This is for one of my A2 trucks with the 6cta
Brock - I have the same harsh 1-2 shift. It's worse under light acceleration. I'm gusseing its magnified by the backlash / takeup in the transfer case and drive axles. The 1-2 shift is much smoother under full power, as a result I floor it every time a pull out from a stop. I doubt its...
I was referencing your last paragraph beginning with "also please let me know". I paid closer attention to the converter when I drove the truck this AM. The converter will unlock in 2nd gear if rpms drop to around 1200. It seemed locked up in all other situations in gears 2 thru 5.
1-2...
Lindsey97 - Your last paragraph describe how the transmissions in my 2 trucks operate. I'm sure the T/C stays locked, as I'm able to lug the motor down to around 1000rpm before downshifting if I'm very easy on the throttle. ( doesn't mean its correct, but thats how they both run)
They do...
The converter locks up in 2nd gear and stays locked thru 5th. After the 1-2 upshift there will be what "feels" and sounds like another upshift where the rpms drop a few hundred. Thats the converter locking up. To my knowledge it remains locked until slowing to a 2-1 downshift.
I find...
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