700r4 Unlocking Torque Converter
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From: Northern California - Bay Area
Car: 1988 IROC-Z
Engine: L98 - full intake & exhaust boltons
Transmission: Bowtie 700r4, 2400 rpm stall
Axle/Gears: Borg-Warner 9bolt, 3.45 gears, posi
700r4 Unlocking Torque Converter
Hey guys. I've got a problem with my converter and wanted to know what you guys think the issue could be. This started a couple of weeks ago. The converter intermittently locks and unlocks. Its most noticiable on the freeway. I'll be driving along at 70mph in overdrive and the converter will unlock. I didn't hit the brakes, take my foot off the gas or manually downshift. The converter just unlocks on its own. Sometimes it will lock back up and sometimes it won't.
Here is some info on the car:
When the car hit 166,000 miles I replaced the original L98 with an AC Delco remaufactured L98 and had it installed at the local GM dealership. Its still all stock.
The transmission is not stock. About 5 years ago the pump in the stock trans went out at 175,000 miles. I bought a level 2 bowtie overdrives 700r4 and 2200 rpm stall converter. Up until now I have just done regular fluid and filter changes and have had no issues with the transmission or converter.
I've got 192,000 miles on the car now. 26,000 miles on the rebuilt motor and 17,000 on the rebuilt trans.
The check engine light is also not on but I'll scan for trouble codes anyway just to make sure. About a month a go I had to replace the maf sensor that went bad. I replaced it and cleared the trouble code from the computer.
The only other mods to the car are these: 1 5/8'' hooker emissions legal headers (I live in California so I have to deal with emissions), high flow cat and 3'' flowmaster cat back exhaust.
Here is some info on the car:
When the car hit 166,000 miles I replaced the original L98 with an AC Delco remaufactured L98 and had it installed at the local GM dealership. Its still all stock.
The transmission is not stock. About 5 years ago the pump in the stock trans went out at 175,000 miles. I bought a level 2 bowtie overdrives 700r4 and 2200 rpm stall converter. Up until now I have just done regular fluid and filter changes and have had no issues with the transmission or converter.
I've got 192,000 miles on the car now. 26,000 miles on the rebuilt motor and 17,000 on the rebuilt trans.
The check engine light is also not on but I'll scan for trouble codes anyway just to make sure. About a month a go I had to replace the maf sensor that went bad. I replaced it and cleared the trouble code from the computer.
The only other mods to the car are these: 1 5/8'' hooker emissions legal headers (I live in California so I have to deal with emissions), high flow cat and 3'' flowmaster cat back exhaust.
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