[Galaxy]

Yes..you could be wrong!! The outlet line temps fluctuate GREATLY and in a manner that will not cause an immediate and equal change in the temp of the fluid in the pan. When your converter is unlocked that generates A LOT of heat. If you're driving for any amount (or towing) with the converter unlocked, that fluid temp rises much, and rises fast, and continues to go until you get that converter locked up. I've seen a 40-50+ temp increase over the matter of a minute just from driving like that. By the time the fluid makes it's rounds, and remember the very next place it goes is to the cooler, it's likely you wouldn't see much of that temp change. Because you can watch it instantly drop back off when the converter lockes up. And when that fluid in the out line starts to warm up from the converter, it's an instant reading on your needle. Anything in the pan is most likely going to be a gradual fluid warm up. It would not reflect those spikes you get during converter lock/unlock conditions because there's soo much fluid in the pan that would have to be warmed up. You say you think the fluid in the pan is a fixed number of degrees less...say 20?? Sounds like you're making stuff up to make yourself feel better, because that's not the case.

Besides, even if you were right, I personally wouldn't want to have to drive around doing the math all the time.