I'm far from a transmission expert, never worked on one, but I have studied their operation a bit. Purely a guess, but if the torque converter were locked up, effectively there would be no "clutch", and it would die immediately when either forward or reverse was engaged.
Can a torque converter fail in this manner? -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com