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  1. #1 99 Grand Prix GT, P0742 
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    Default 09-10-2010
    Thats right, p0742, torque converter circuit stuck on. got a plan.

    Bluffton IN to Marion NC

    9 hrs, 51 min drive.

    Think it will make it?

    Hard shifts, shudders, and slippage..

    mostly interstate driving, mostly cool temperatures.

    TN and NC = Mountains.

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    Default 09-10-2010
    well my old trans had the same code and i drove it for over a month before the tranny started to slip bad but u never know it could die in a week
    01 GTP is3 cam 130 springs double roller 60lb injectors lq4 maf headers 4000 stall lowered
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    Default 09-11-2010
    well mine only does it bad when it has been doing a lot of stop and go driving in hot weather
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    Default 09-11-2010
    this should probably be in the transmission section for more views, messege bio to move it
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