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Old Jun 21, 2009 | 08:42 AM
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Lock up convertor

I've been running a TCI Street Fighter torque convertor (10" w/ a 12" lock up assembly) for several thousand miles and just recently it seems that the lock up clutch has stopped working.
I'm 100% sure that the solenoid is engaging after the shift into O.D. as the lock up will hold under coasting conditions and I can release it with the manual switch that I've installed in the circuit.
An e-mail to TCI got a response from their tech support saying that I should drop the pan. If clutch material is present in the fluid then yes it's possible that the clutch has burned out.
Anyone else had a similar experience?
I've read in a recent article that Art Carr will NOT provide a convertor lock up in certain applications (like big blocks) because the clutch is notoriously weak.
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Old Jun 23, 2009 | 07:24 AM
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