Car dieing/torque convertor update

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Just as a waste of bandwidth, let me guess.

>The people who built the convertor are going to disassemble it, so
>they will be able to tell me how it failed.

Let's see, balloned, cracked stator, bearing, bad brazing.
I'll go with balloned.
 
>> >the problem is still either the clutch is acting weird or the stall
>> >speed has changed on the convertor,  I have having the convertor
>> >removed and sent to the place that made it to have it checked and
>> >fixed.

While you mention TCC, the band can "drag", and do the same thing.

  I am not sure if I burnt the fluid racing or in the traffic
>> >jam going home (it was about 100, and the car was moving at less than
>> >5 mph, and the jam lasted close to an hour).

Unless, you were keeping it at stall speed, shouldn't generated that much heat.

Like to know how they can tell of it was fliud overheating vs, heat due to 
clutches slipping/converter slippage/band damage.

>> If burnt the discs have probably been glazed overheated.  Did you add a 
>> tranny cooler?.
>
>I am going to have one added, I still cannot explain why the clutch
>would still be grabbing good when it engages, and be dragging enough
>at idle to kill/load the engine heavily.   It also looks like it got
>gradually worse, would the TCC failing cause something to get worse?
>The other option is did the stall on the covertor change (fins
>straightened out?).

Last "fin" job I saw was using a vega convertr onna 454.
Cracked stators still happen.

>> >And I was locking the convertor at 72mph in 2nd gear before the 2-3
>> >shift, and then unlocking it at the bottom of 3rd, if the clutch is
>> >going that is probably the cause and I am going to have them update
>> >the convertor to be the 3 or 5 cluttch version, if the clutch was not
>> >the problem I don't know if I am going to have the multiple clutches
>> >put in.
>> 
>> Multipul clutchs in TCC or 3-4th gear?.
>> Bruce
>
>Multiple in the TCC.

I gotta find a pic of that.
Just to continue along with my 2 cents worth, it's been my best experience 
to just take it all in, and say how much to fix, and what quarantee?.  Guy I 
use runs Pro Comp, and said expensive first time, and I'll treat ya right 
after that. Well, after 2 years changed converter to higher stall for $55, 
free fluid.  Was $700 cash the first time.  (Also, run Hayden's largest RV 
cooler.)
Bruce 
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>			Roger
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