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Thread: 3rd Gear TCC locking/unlocking issue

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    Default 3rd Gear TCC locking/unlocking issue

    I have my trans tune very close to where I want it, holds 3rd with TCC locked up to 47mph then shifts to OD/Locked. The issue comes in at 3rd gear in traffic when I let off the gas, the TCC unlocks, then locks back up again when I put my foot back on the gas. PWM has been hydraulically eliminated and the TC is a 3200 Circle D, so it gets annoying, not to mention the excess wear this causes. I want it to stay locked when I am at 0% throttle and the TCC lockup tables reflect this, am I missing something else that causes it to unlock? Vehicle is a 2003 4.8L GMC Sierra.


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    Tune, if anyone wants to take a look.

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    If the tune file originated from a truck then it will do that...


    the car tunes kept the TCC locked on zero throttle (F-car and Y-car).

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    Any way that I can fix it?


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    Can you seg swap a car trans segment? The only way that this can be fixed is to run a car TCM OS/trans seg, works really well though!
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    You will need a car trans segment from a file with the same OS as your file...

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    Doesn't appear that I will be able to make it work. OS 12579405


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    You would have to do something like this:

    change your OS to 12212156 from a Camaro/Firebird (auto trans), and manually copy all your tables over.

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    The problem with that is that its an 03, not an 02 so its DBW and a 1MB PCM not 512kb PCM.
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    Ah... so then it's not doable... ( I failed to see the small detail, sorry )

    (I have no idea if the GTO keeps the TCC locked on zero throttle, let alone a matching OS id).

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