Engine/Transmission (1994 - 1998) torque converter?

[TEARLS]

I was servicing the transmission when I decided to pull the converter cover off and take a look inside. well when I looked in I found that the converter is blue (with a few greasy fingerprints). I was wondering if any ideas whose converters are painted blue. bought the truck used three years ago, and could tell the transmission had been took out,but I haven't had any trouble with it,and I pull a 26' gooseneck horse trailer. Just curious what converter it might be.

 

[SEmerson]

dtt is blue. Is there a drain hole in it?

 

[TEARLS]

Going to go pull that cover back off and check for a drain plug.

 

[TEARLS]

no drain plug. no writing,nothing??

 

[fox]

Another way is to see how much the rpm drop in OD when the conv. clutch applies. DTT has the tightest. 100- 200 rpm.

Also should qualify it, this is with no trailer and a steady speed to slightly increasing speed.

 

[SEmerson]

all dtt have a drain thought.

 

[bmoeller]

What color are the OEM convertors? IIRC, mine is blue. Been a while since I looked though. Pretty sure mine is the stock one.

 

[inarush76]

OE converters are not painted. There are a number of companies that paint their converters different shades of blue. All DTT converters have drain plugs. As mentioned above, a DTT converter will have only a small rpm drop into lock up, and pull like

he** in fluid coupling.

James

 

[TEARLS]

After driving a simular truck mine seems to be closer to a stock converter a far a fluid coupling goes, but lockup seems a lot more solid. a pretty fast takeoff not wot lockup at 60 I have a 400 rpm drop. Oo.

 

[bmoeller]

Originally posted by inarush76

OE converters are not painted.

Hmmmm, I'll have to look again. Sure feels like a stocker. Sloppy POS. Maybe it got replaced, but was painted before the install. I'm 3rd owner, so who knows.

 

[fox]

If my memory is any good, the Precision brand is painted blue.

They are a little lower than stock stall but a far cry from a good one-DTT.