I have unplugged the tcc and cleaned it several times. It works for about 10-15 miles then acts up again. Will it hurt anything but gas milage to leave it unpluged? Thanks
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DJRice Member
Posts: 2741 From: Merritt Island, FL USA Registered: Jun 99
Yeah, it will hurt the transmission. Its time to replace the lockup solenoid, which is right behind that plate the connector plugs into. Its kind of a messy job, but not really that big of a deal.
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SteveJ Member
Posts: 805 From: Orchard Park, NY Registered: Feb 2001
My information is no consequences other than mileage and more revs per mile. I drove over 600 miles from NY to Illinois with it disconnected after it stalled the car at the toll barrier going from NY to Pennsylvania. . . and its still disconnected.
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lowfunds Member
Posts: 177 From: Sturgis,MI USA Registered: Jun 2000
I was going to change the valve but it is $40 and I have to wait 4 days to get it. I am changing my fluid and filter now and it would be a good time to change it. But I can't wait 4 days, so can I drive with it disconnected until I get a chance to order the valve?
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Carrolles Member
Posts: 2799 From: Alabaster, AL USA Registered: Apr 99
Gee I thought I was confirming that you can drive it without the TCC. Additional heat? Where did that come from? I swear people just make this stuff up. OK, so the converter continues to function and some heat is generated. So what. Automatics are made to take that. Automatics were around fourty years before they had TCC's added to 'em and they didn't suffer from the heat. That's just "operational temperature" as the engineers say. Well within limits.
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lowfunds Member
Posts: 177 From: Sturgis,MI USA Registered: Jun 2000
Spoke with Joe at The FieroShop on this issue a little while ago, first off, 90% of the auto fieros that come into his shop have it disconnected, he will replace it cheap if you get a fuild/filter change because then it's no biggie. But mine is disconnected and he said I could leave it that way andthere is NO heat issues, it raises the RPM's a bit that's all (which DOES create more heat, but not any more than normal at that RPM) I do'nt worry about hear because I have a racing tranny cooler
