[BWTL]

Hello All,

I have a little bit of mechanical knowledge and tools to do most of the basic repairs to the cruiser. I have an '03 Touring cruiser with 74K miles on it. I have ran into a issue a few days ago when the vehicle would not go above 40 mph. I was not far from home and was able to turn around and park it. I used my Solus scan tool for codes even though the check engine light was not on. I recived the code p0884 TCM Power Input Signal Intermittent. Following the 2k page manual from Candyman (thank you) I pulled the front tire to get to the TCM to meter an open or a short. When I removed the tire there was no TCM mounted to the frame rail. I do not know what this could mean other than the TCM is a part of the PCM and if so how could I tell if the PCM is bad or my transmission is going?
I did the solenoid test and they all fire and there was not a high amount of shavings in the transmission pan. I replaced the filter with a new one now.Currently I am at a loss and I keep getting snippets to let go of the cruiser and get like an HHR. I may have to cut my losses soon because I cannot he up front cost of a new transmission. The nearest dealer is 38 miles away and it may have to be towed there. I do not want to run the risk of doing any further damage to the vehicle, plus only being able to go 40 mph when the speed limit is 50-65 would be brutal.
I do not want to see the cruiser go because it was my first vehicle that I purchased brand new off the lot. Thank you all for your help in advance.


BW