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Chris Kulbaba

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Well, thank you ToddZ, and Torrie at Unleased Tuning.



I had Torrie make me a new tune as Doug at Bama hasn't responded to my last few emails!



Anyways. Torrie did his thing and it stalled still. I took Todd Z's advice against the recommendations of Torrie and had him disable the torque converter lockup.



Viola! It has not stalled once, not even close for the hour I drove it, after abour 10 stalls atleast today prior.



Thanks all!



I have a c ouple more questions now tho.



Is this a 100% Lockup Solenoid problem, or can it be something else? The only thing he changed on the tune was the lockup of the torque converter.



Second, its driving so nice right now, better than I can remember since its been so long. HOW long can I leave this tune without the TC lockup enabled before getting it fixed?



Im so exstatic! I have proof! I just have to confirm that the solenoid is the only thing that can be causing this or if it couldbe the TC itself somehow?????



Im going to drive it all night tonight for a failsafe test to make sure this has cured my stalling.



 
Welcome !!!



The solenoid is the cheapest thing,,, IF that doesn't fix it, then the converter it self is sticking, but that is rare, but can happen...



Using the NON lock tune will only hurt the MPG and slightly put extra strain on the engine and cooling system due to the higher RPMS on the highway....



Change the solenoid and go from there..



Todd Z
 
It aint fixed yet, but yes, once it is, trust me, im in!!



I drove last night for3 hrs, no stalling whatsoever. Its actually running better than ever.



I hope its just the solenoid, how much should I be looking at to change that?



 
XST, 80-100 part, plus tranny service and labor.... 250 or so installed...



AND I would feel if that is the problem, you should replace the whole solenoid pack, if one went the others may have similar issues..



Todd Z
 
Todd, Is this something I can do myself? Id rather do it myself if its possible without too much knowledge of how it all works. If its just a hardware replacement I think I am capable.



Whatcha think? Im starting to think however that my torque converter is not 100% after being so f'd up for so long...



I might just take it in, say to replace the solenoid pack and the torque converter (Is there a high performance one??)



What would I be looking at for the TC, Solenoid Pack, etc...?



 
Todd, Is this something I can do myself? Id rather do it myself if its possible without too much knowledge of how it all works. If its just a hardware replacement I think I am capable.



Whatcha think? Im starting to think however that my torque converter is not 100% after being so f'd up for so long...



I might just take it in, say to replace the solenoid pack and the torque converter (Is there a high performance one??)



What would I be looking at for the TC, Solenoid Pack, etc...?



 
To replace the TC, is not a simple job. You actually have to unbolt the tranny from the engine to access it.



If it were me, I would look into the repair manual and see how hard of a job it is.



If you do not have a manual, please email me. I have a spare one I could give you.





Tom
 

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