Hurt the converter
08-04-2011, 07:58 AM
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Hurt the converter This a Yank SS3600. The tuner left the converter locked on the dyno. To say the least, soon after the car started showing signs of not wanting to shift into 2nd. Well the verdict came in yesterday. The clutches were worn and issues with the piston in the converter. Also, 2nd gear band in the trans was destroyed 
08-04-2011, 08:07 AM
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Hopefully you can get it replaced under warranty, not sure how Yank handles their products under those conditions though. If they won't cover it I would try making the tuner pay for a new one since it was their fault...was there a waiver you signed voiding them from responsibility? Because if so they may try to use that but it might just cover breakage from normal dyno use, not them being stupid with your converter.
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Hopefully you can get it replaced under warranty, not sure how Yank handles their products under those conditions though. If they won't cover it I would try making the tuner pay for a new one since it was their fault...was there a waiver you signed voiding them from responsibility? Because if so they may try to use that but it might just cover breakage from normal dyno use, not them being stupid with your converter.
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The converter should go back to Yank IMO.
Also, locking the converter on a dyno is somewhat of a common practice. The tuner should have OK'd it with you beforehand while telling you the risk/benefits first, meaning you would be making the final decision. A single disk converter is not meant/designed to be locked under WOT conditions. However, with modding a car there is always a risk, so going around pointing liability fingers at people should be done with care, as there could have been a million different reasons for a failure. Pointing 100% responsibility at the tuner is an irresponsible way of handling it.
Also, locking the converter on a dyno is somewhat of a common practice. The tuner should have OK'd it with you beforehand while telling you the risk/benefits first, meaning you would be making the final decision. A single disk converter is not meant/designed to be locked under WOT conditions. However, with modding a car there is always a risk, so going around pointing liability fingers at people should be done with care, as there could have been a million different reasons for a failure. Pointing 100% responsibility at the tuner is an irresponsible way of handling it.
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The converter should go back to Yank IMO.
Also, locking the converter on a dyno is somewhat of a common practice. The tuner should have OK'd it with you beforehand while telling you the risk/benefits first, meaning you would be making the final decision. A single disk converter is not meant/designed to be locked under WOT conditions. However, with modding a car there is always a risk, so going around pointing liability fingers at people should be done with care, as there could have been a million different reasons for a failure. Pointing 100% responsibility at the tuner is an irresponsible way of handling it.
Also, locking the converter on a dyno is somewhat of a common practice. The tuner should have OK'd it with you beforehand while telling you the risk/benefits first, meaning you would be making the final decision. A single disk converter is not meant/designed to be locked under WOT conditions. However, with modding a car there is always a risk, so going around pointing liability fingers at people should be done with care, as there could have been a million different reasons for a failure. Pointing 100% responsibility at the tuner is an irresponsible way of handling it.
