Haha yeah no worry, just a lot of nomenclature. A lockable torque converter would allow you to crawl down steeps in first better but like I said it would be a hassle switching it off and on so you didn't kill the engine.
1996 Toyota Land Cruiser A343F transmission control observations OEM controller
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I always thought that lock UP is referring the torque converter, and lock IN refers to holding the transmission in a specific gear.
Slightly off track, but here are my A442F observations.
It uses a T/V cable to control line pressure also. Toyota refers to the 'extra' solenoid as a timing solenoid, and
after scoping it while driving it is active during shifting(also as Toyota documentation implies). I can't remember the waveform as it was four years ago that I did it.
All of the above is from before I pulled the gasser to do a 4BD swap four or so years ago, and my recollection fails me more and more...
I also ran the stock T/V cable to the IP for line pressure, and built a diode matrix to control the stock solenoids via the shifter, and added an extra switch for the torque converter lockup. The trans will lockup the converter in 2nd, 3rd and O/D. Will lockup at idle and easily kill the engine. 2nd or 3rd locked up, under load and would easily drag the engine to a stop.
It uses a T/V cable to control line pressure also. Toyota refers to the 'extra' solenoid as a timing solenoid, and
after scoping it while driving it is active during shifting(also as Toyota documentation implies). I can't remember the waveform as it was four years ago that I did it.
All of the above is from before I pulled the gasser to do a 4BD swap four or so years ago, and my recollection fails me more and more...
I also ran the stock T/V cable to the IP for line pressure, and built a diode matrix to control the stock solenoids via the shifter, and added an extra switch for the torque converter lockup. The trans will lockup the converter in 2nd, 3rd and O/D. Will lockup at idle and easily kill the engine. 2nd or 3rd locked up, under load and would easily drag the engine to a stop.