Car dieing additinal info.

[CSH-HQ]

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>We will see,  if it is in the torque convertor, I will agree that the
>WOT applications did it, and I will buy the 3-clutch convertor next
>time that is made to lockup at wot.
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I thought you were looking to do it much earlaier, ie 1-2 gear, my error
Bruce


>But still chevy was locking things stock at 95mph, and at the speeds I
>am locking mine the difference in rpm between locked and unlocked is
>pretty minimal and should not be overly stressing things (more than GM
>was locking up things at WOT).  I have not heard of anyone on the
>fourth-gen list loosing their TCC, and all of the A4's lock things at
>WOT, so maybe GM changed something in the design to allow it, since
>your tranny was built.
>
>				Roger
>
>On Wed, 11 Aug 1999, CSH-HQ wrote:
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>> By the way didn't we have this thread about WOT applications?. <g>.
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>> >As they glaise over and diew they do many logigial tricks.
>> >If it'tt been cooked it's history, just a matter of time.  All them little 
>> >its of dic take time to spred, and plug the ports.
>> >Bruce
>> >>
>> >>On Wed, 11 Aug 1999, David Cooley wrote:
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>> >>> Roger,
>> >>> The 700R4 trannies have a habit of the TCC solenoid goingbad, and the 
TCC 
>> >>> clutches in the convertors going if locked under WOT conditions...  
Sounds 
>> >>> like the problem with the lug and possibly the dying.
>> >>> 
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>> >>Now, if the TCC was actually destroyed, would it still lock?  Or would
>> >>it just not lock at all?   Mine seems to be locking nice and solid,
>> >>just not unlocking sometimes, which would seem to imply the solenoid
>> >>or the fluid paths having a problem, the TCC was locking at WOT with
>> >>the stock programming (that came from GM).
>> >>
>> >>Could the clutch fail in such a way that independent of the solenoid
>> >>that it would stay locked?
>> >>
>> >>				Roger
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