Pre-mature lock up

[Buick Beginner]

Gentlemen,
I recently had my tranny rebuilt and I've been pleased with the results so far, I found a local shop that has a racing reputation and has quite a few 200-4R's under thier belt, (time will tell though). Anyway, after the car was completely done the manager told me "Hey, you had your toggle to lock the converter wired wrong, we wired it properly for you, Happy racing". Well, now the silly thing locks going into 2nd whether you are at 10% throttle or 75% throttle and it won't come out, unless you go back down into first gear. The manager wanted to show me exactly where the re-wire was but I did'nt have time when I picked the car up. My question is: Did they like do a forced lockup wiring system or something? Before if the toggle was off the converter would'nt lock, when the toggle was on it would lock typically in 3rd or 4th at around 45 to 50 MPH. Any suggestions? I plan on calling him up Thursday but I just figured maybe I could an idea from the board first. Thanks - BB

 

[Buick Beginner]

A little more info

I just noticed tonight that there is a new wire going into my tranny, looks like it goes directly to a ground and then into the TCC plug on the drivers side, does that have something to do wtih it? Also, I can't find that blasted article on TCC lock-up switches on the TR website. Got a link for me? Thanks - BB

 

[Buick Beginner]

Anyone???

First one with good info. wins a free call from a tele-marketer! -

 

[Buick Beginner]

Solved the problem

Found the switch layout on the TR website. Thanks anyway - BB

 

[MeanBuicks]

You'd do best to return to that shop and have them straighten the whole thing out. Sounds as if you had it right the first time, before they got to cuttin' & splicin'.

 

[Scott231]

What you had the first time (according to what you said below) is a TCC Defeat switch. The shop ASSumed you wanted to have a TCC forced lockup switch and apparently wired it as such. If wired correctly, then by putting your togggle switch in the other position the TCC should lockup normally in 3rd and 4th at the speed dictated by the EPROM.

By studying that wiring information I posted on GNTTYPE.org, your should be able to figure out what they did. Incidently, it sounds as though the shop wired your forced TCC wire to the wire at the 4-prong tranny connector instead of tapping into wire "F" right at the ALDL connector. What a choad!

 

[Buick Beginner]

Thanks Guys

I'm takin back in next week. - BB