Got another Tercel

[vicegrip]

The 91 blew it's top.
Found a sweet 94, first 4 cylinder automatic for me,
that can out-run it's own shadow.

In fact I'm quite pleased with the tranny's performance.
It's a three speed , no mention of over-drive or lock-up
torque-converter.

It seems to back down on the rpms @ precisely 52 mph.
Is this a function directly related to vehical-speed?

Throttel and load don't seem to influence it much,
just a tad curious about how it works.
Thanks
VG

[gda]

I'm no expert on Toyota tech, but my 88 Land Cruiser's torque converter locks in at exactly 50 mph and the rpms drop accordingly. I don't think it's mentioned in the manual, either.
If I remember correctly, my 89 Prism (Corolla) did it, too, but at 45 mph.
I could sure use a Tercel like that these days. Sounds like a good find.

[vicegrip]

I spose, if there were a tack, it would show the speedometer, & tack
as directly proportional.
Cheers
VG

[chenry]

youll pry my toytoa starlet from my cold dead hands !!!!

when we rebuilt the engine and tranny ( just did it in case)

engine and tranny were beautiful,

less than .002 wear on the crank and rod bearings.