<VV> Torque Converters

[Geoffrey A Johnson]

Th200's used a drum with a piston that applied to a drum to lock the 
turbine with oil from a 
valve in the valve body.  I doubt it would easily be fit into a Corvair 
unit, but I imagine if someone cuts one open maybe there is a way.
Speaking of torque convertors.  There is a noticeable loss of efficiency 
with a higher stall in my useage.    My Toronado powered  Vair  has a 
variable stall 
torque convertor.  Mileage falls to 9mpg from 
12 when it is set to high stall.  Could also be I step into the 
secondaries 
lot more in high stall.
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Geoff  Johnson

On Tue, 27 Dec 2005 wblanning at adelphia.net wrote:

> With reference to recent posts about gas mileage & torque converters, does anyone know if a lock up torque converter can be made for Corvairs?  We had an '84 Celebrity with a 2.8 liter (+/- 164 c.i.) V-6 and a lock up converter that stopped locking up.  Highway mileage dropped from 27 mpg to 23 mpg when the lock up feature quit.  So I was thinking that a lock up converter might help mileage in Powerglide Corvairs and would probably reduce interior noise level too.
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> Wade
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