Lickeyman

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Since my brother is a lazy *** I'm posting this for him. Here is the description. My bro's 99 t/a has a cam/headers, tune, yadda yadda and the stock 4l60e. He was doing a burnout for photographic purposes and while doing the burnout the car stalled. He throws it in park and it starts right up. Sticks it in d and it stalls again. Throws it in park and it starts again. D...stalls. Thinks for a sec and puts in R and guess what, he backs it all the way home. Waits a while and there is no problem with the forward gears. Any thoughts????? I checked the fluid personally like 2 weeks ago and it was fine but I haven't gotten him to check it. Does it sound like low fluid?

performabuilt

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Sounds like the converter clutch make have been stuck on. Exactly why would be hard to say however.

Lickeyman

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which would indicate that the converter is going bad?

performabuilt

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Possibly or the lockup solenoid could have just stuck. Its hard to say , I would just drive and monitor for anything unussual

Lickeyman

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Thanks man was not expecting that fast of a response from a trans guru such as yourself!!!!!!

performabuilt

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Hey your welcome its what I do

RamAir02TA77

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Maybe the car was alittle heat soaked ive seen a few cars when they get warm and then take some beating stall out during the p-d or p-r gear changes or it could of been what performabuilt said.

Lickeyman

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True, but it stalled while he was doing the burnout.

Jon5212

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Check the transmission fluid and see if its burnt... smell it and look at it. I'm thinking he may have overheated the transmission/converter.

Mean Green z28

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Convertor lockup looks like the issue, but how would that explain the reverse gear working?

Lickeyman

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no kidding I don't know. If my brother would get on here he could explain in more detail I'm sure. He said he would today later.

lickey7

ok here i am...so i did the burnout, my tires dont smoke alot so i had to do it for a little while, i was at about 4500 to 5000 rpms. then i let off a little and it stalled, so i went to start it back up, everything was fine, put it in D, it stalled, did it again and the same result. once more, same result. so i checked for ne unusual knocks or leaking fluid, there was nothing different. i then put it in reverse and it went fine, so i tried D once again and it stalled, so i drove in reverse for 3 miles back to my brothers house and when i put it in drive it worked fine, nothing unusual has happened since.......

performabuilt

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The fluid is not directed such that lockup should be able to occur in reverse.

Lickeyman

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Well bro there's your answer. converter locked up.

And for those who are wondering there are three brothers 2 of which own ls1 powered fbods and the other one has a gay 5.slow.

lickey7

Thanks

lickey7

just wanted to see if my pic was on it

lickey7

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trc725

just a thought trans cooler and run a syn if you can or even a lucas addative ive seen that help in some cases for the most part was a converter lock up

lickey7

alright thanks for the help