My sister has a 87 6000 le (not a J) but it has a 2.8 the car stalls when you get a light or stop sign. We checked the coil pack.......good. figured it was the fuel pump......changed that. we also sprayed carb cleaner in the tb and put fuel injector cleaner in the tank wtf? it also seems to do this under half a tank of gas. fuel lines and tank were replaced from a junk yard today. the car starts right after stall... please help
thanx in advance
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anyone?
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this car has about 400,000 km on it ............stenger where are you lol.
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Is it an automatic trans? 3 spd auto? IWhen coming to a stop sign, does the motor lug slower and slower then finally buck a few times and die? If so, you are probably experiencing the dreaded TCC Solenoid Failure. For about $25, you can get the parts to fix it. Or, for about $0 you can disconnect the blue or white 4 wire connector from the transmission and completely disable the TCC.
Good luck.
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thank you for the help we will see how it goes
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TCC.. Friend has a 6000 as well, same symptoms. Disconnected said wires and all was happy again.
What does TCC Stand for?
That same plug is cracked on my car and I tried pushing it back together.
What does the TCC do?
I need to know if this thing could stop my car from starting when it's cold.
Could someone please send me a PM or an email and let me know what this TCC thing is?
Thank you,
Dm of mD
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It won't hurt your cold starting, it's got nothing to do with engine operation. Its a transmission thing, all it really does is lock the two havles of the Torque Converter to improve gas mileage. Without it operating, you'd basically just have mileage loss at higher speeds, which is no big deal if you're not on the highway much. If the solenoid isn't working properly, it won't disengage when you leave High speeds, translating to loss of fluid transmission and a quickly stalling car. If you need an idea of how this should feel, have a buddy with a stickshift go from 60mph to 10 mph while still in 5th gear.
If memory serves, you should be able to check out howstuffworks.com and they have a tutorial on there about the operations of torque converters.
Good luck, and don't hesitate to fix the TCC Lockup Solenoid, its a quick fix and I did it in less that an hour (and I work slow).
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Hey, thanks Steve. The cold starting problem was the Coolant Temp Sensor. Replaced that and it starts fine now.
Could I get the TCC solenoid connector thingie from Autozone or Pep boys?
I won't have the free time to go to the yard and pull it from another sunbird until about a bloody month from now. (Relationships bite sometimes)
I've been experiencing just what you said, Fuel loss at high speeds. Anything over 60 and I'm burning a 1/4 of a tank going about 80 miles. NOT KEWL!
So yeah, I'm REALLY interested in getting this fixed. I first noticed it when it didn't shift down when I hit 65 like it usually did. It just kept revving faster instead of going down that last gear. I drive about 85 miles round trip to work each day.
Dm of mD
Steve L wrote:It won't hurt your cold starting, it's got nothing to do with engine operation. Its a transmission thing, all it really does is lock the two havles of the Torque Converter to improve gas mileage. Without it operating, you'd basically just have mileage loss at higher speeds, which is no big deal if you're not on the highway much. If the solenoid isn't working properly, it won't disengage when you leave High speeds, translating to loss of fluid transmission and a quickly stalling car. If you need an idea of how this should feel, have a buddy with a stickshift go from 60mph to 10 mph while still in 5th gear.
If memory serves, you should be able to check out howstuffworks.com and they have a tutorial on there about the operations of torque converters.
Good luck, and don't hesitate to fix the TCC Lockup Solenoid, its a quick fix and I did it in less that an hour (and I work slow).
