i am in the middle of putting my new motor in my car going carb.. and with that i got rid of my computer.. so now i wont have lock up on my converter.. what do i haev to do to keep the lock up?? i konw i have to wire a switch in but.. can i still use the the little plug in under the dash in the drivers side or is that for computer controlled only?? if anyone can explain that would be great thanks!!!

 

Painless wiring sells a vaccum switch (part#prf-60109) that wires into the tranny and works just fine for what ya want.

 

is not having it going to kill my tranny?? i hear of people not running them just that the gas milage goes down is all thanks for the part number kindof pricey but if i gotta get i guess i will have to spend the money!!

 

As Superman said you need a vacuum switch (controlled by ported vacuum, will open in idle) in series with the brake pedal switch.

Most probably you have a NC 4th gear, you will have to replace this with a one-wire NO switch and connect it in series with the lockup solenoid.

 

ok thanks for the info but not having it will it kill my tranny??? thanks

 

its a little off the topic...
where did you get the hood?
is it just a scoop or a whole hood?
its badass!

 

its an ascd hood ram air hood.. any more info on the lock up would be great cani run with out it and not screw my tranny up thanks

 

There are lots of post on this in the archive. What people say is that the 700r4 can be damaged by running without lockup. (Overheating and improper lubrication)

 

Some of the no lock-up 700r4 will burn up idea is caused by the gears you have. If you have high gears(a low rpm cruise) your converter will be slipping constantly and creates alot of heat. With deep gears the converter doesn't slip as much and doesn't produce as much heat.

 

i have 3.73 gears will that be fine till i can afford to get one?? thanks

 

can anyone else add to this?? with out the computer can i still use the plug in on the drivers side under the dash that is where i have the lock up switch at now like how they said to do it in the tech articles

 

TCI makes a kit to lock up the converter, it's $72.99 from Jegs.